Santos-Silva leads VCU over Rhode Island 76-42

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Marcus Santos-Silva tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift VCU to a 76-42 win over Rhode Island on Tuesday night, the team’s seventh consecutive victory.
Santos-Silva shot 9 for 12 from the floor.
De’Riante Jenkins had 14 points for VCU (20-6, 11-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Marcus Evans added nine assists.
Rhode Island totaled 20 points in the second half, a season low for the team.
Jeff Dowtin had 14 points for Rhode Island (12-13, 5-8), which has now lo