VCU beats Dayton 68-56 to win A-10 championship, NCAA bid
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years. The Rams head to the NCAA Tournament with a nine-game winning streak and a title that has often alluded them during an otherwise impressive run of consistency. VCU had played in the A-10 final six times from 2013-21, winning just once in 2015 when it beat Dayton. DaRon Holmes II tried to carry the Flyers to their first A-10 title since 2003 and first NCAA bid in six years. Holmes had 28 points and 16 rebounds.