VCU Rams are pitted against the USC Trojans for the right to play the Georgetown Hoyas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Southern California Trojans will mix it with the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth in the last of the last of the initial ‘First Four’ games of the 2011 NCAA Tournament on Wednesday in Dayton. Virginia Commonwealth Rams struggled to finish out the regular season, losing four of its final five contests before the conference tournament.
Southern California (19-14, 10-8 Pac-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (23-11, 12-6 CAA)
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 16, 9:10 PM ET
Venue: University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH.
Broadcast: TruTV
Money Line: USC -210, VCU +175
Spread: USC -4 ½
Over/Under: 129 ½
Trojans took care of California but could not overcome Arizona in a close 62-67 loss. The Rams are a deceptively good scoring team, as they really should be putting up at least 65 even against a great defensive team like USC.Trojans return to tournament action for the fourth time in five years after a one-year absence, and head into Wednesday contest coming off a Pac-10 semifinals loss to Arizona.
