NEW YORK (AP) - Mo Alie-Cox muscled his way to 18 points inside and Treveon Graham provided the pop from the outside with 18 more, leading VCU past No. 24 Davidson 93-73 on Saturday and into the Atlantic 10 tournament championship game for the third straight season.
The fifth-seeded Rams (25-9) got some payback for a blowout loss at Davidson last week, snapping top-seeded Wildcats' 10-game winning streak, with their best performance since losing point guard Briante Weber to a knee injury six weeks ago.
A-10 player of the year Tyler Kalinoski scored 19 points a day after hitting a buzzer-beater that kept Davidson (24-7) from getting upset in its Atlantic 10 tournament debut.
VCU is on its way to the NCAAs no matter what happens against either Dayton or Rhode Island on Sunday. VCU will be looking for its first A-10 tournament title after losing the last two finals.