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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- This time VCU built on its halftime lead. DeMarcus Cousins Jersey .Justin Tillman scored a season-high 17 points to help VCU beat LSU 85-74 on Friday in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis, a win coming two days after the Rams blew a halftime lead in the opening-round loss to No. 20 Baylor.JeQuan Lewis scored 19 for the Rams (5-1), who shot 58 percent after halftime. VCU pushed a 40-33 halftime lead into a double-digit lead about 5 minutes into the second half and maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the way.I think we got off to a better start the second half, VCU coach Will Wade said. By the first media (timeout) wed expanded the lead by just a point but we hadnt given any ground like we had in the Baylor game.In that one, the Rams led 36-28 before losing 71-63.We reminded them of that at half, Wade said.Tillman, a 6-foot-7 junior, had missed two straight games due to a left foot injury before coming to the Bahamas. He saw limited work against Baylor, but had 13 rebounds in Thursdays win against St. Johns and followed that with a strong scoring day.He finished 8 of 9 from the floor while also pulling down eight rebounds.I had to get back into the game and just start picking it up, game by game, Tillman said.Antonio Blakeney and Skylar Mays each scored 14 for the Tigers (4-2), who shot 49 percent but couldnt keep the Rams within reach after halftime.I thought once we got in halfcourt sets, we did a decent job of defending, LSU coach Johnny Jones said. But when we were turning the ball over, it was very quick, easy scoring opportunities for them and they fed off that. We had entirely too many turnovers in the second half.BIG PICTURELSU: This was the second double-digit loss for LSU in three games in Atlantis, going back to a 35-point loss to Wichita State in Wednesdays opener. The Tigers trailed by as many as 19 in this one, while their lone win here came Thursday against Old Dominion.We know we can take valuable lessons from this that they can compete at a certain level, Jones said. Now weve got to put things together: taking care of the basketball, making sure were rebounding and doing the things we need to and being able to execute our offense at a high level.VCU: The Rams lost their Atlantis opener to Baylor -- the eventual champion -- but bounced back with two straight wins to take some positive momentum back to the state of Virginia.I thought we got better as we were here, Wade said.TIP-INSLSU: LSU committed 10 of its 18 turnovers after halftime. ... Duop Reath scored 13 points. ... LSU finished with a 36-33 rebounding advantage. ... Junior guard Jayln Patterson earned his second straight start and had seven assists.VCU: VCU had 14 of its 19 points off turnovers after halftime. ... Lewis 19 points gave him exactly 1,000 for his career. ... Lewis also finished with nine assists and one turnover. ... Samir Doughty had 12 points and seven rebounds. ... VCU had eight turnovers.UP NEXTLSU: The Tigers return home Tuesday to play Houston.VCU: The Rams play at home Tuesday against Princeton.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Peja Stojakovic Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Chris Webber Jersey . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. http://www.nbakingsonline.com/Authentic-Harry-Giles-Kings-Jersey/ ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Gonzaga completed one of its objectives against a Pac-12 opponent and fellow West Coast power Arizona, ending a three-game losing streak to the Wildcats last Saturday in Los Angeles.Now comes the opportunity for the eighth-ranked Bulldogs (8-0) to defeat another Pac-12 team and regional rival Washington (4-3) in a matchup at Gonzagas McCarthey Athletic Center on Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET.The programs are separated by only 279 miles from Seattle to Spokane. Despite that, it was a long time coming for a home-and-home scheduling arrangement to be made.This will be the first meeting between the two programs at one of the home sites since the 2006-07 season. Washington leads the all-time series 29-15 with the last meeting coming in the Bahamas last November as Gonzaga took away an 80-64 victory at the Battle 4 Atlantis.Gonzaga makes a return trip to Seattle next season. The teams will then trade trips in the two years after that.We decided to (renew the series), so were excited about doing it, said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar. Its going to be a great, great atmosphere over there. Theyll come back here the following year and I know itll be a great atmosphere here. I always said that we would renew the series at some point. And now its here.Gonzaga coach Mark Few said the delay in resuming the series (which was finalized two years ago) had to do with the Bulldogs being more in demand to play in events featuring other top non-conference opponents. Romar said at first Washington looked for non-conference games with more national television exposure, but he believes now that the Bulldogs offer that.We always knew we would resume the series, Few said. But our schedules have been full the last few years. We had an opportunity (this season) and both teams were agreeable to playing.Our home-and-homes have been great (with Washington in the past). Certainly when we did play Waashington the games were very high intensity, great crowds and great passion. Jason Williams Kings Jersey. . We hope to have that same feeling with the next four years of the series.Adding to the intrigue of the rivalry is the matchup at point guard of former Washington player Nigel Williams-Goss, now with Gonzaga, against freshman NBA prospect Markelle Fultz of Washington.Fultz, who has the potential to be the No. 1 pick overall in the 2017 draft, is averaging 22.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. He is shooting 54 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from 3-point range. He has scored at least 20 points in all but two games.Tremendous talent who can always put his team in a good position, Few said of Fultz.Williams-Goss led Washington in scoring and assists before his departure following his sophomore season in 2014-15. He recently mentioned he transferred to Gonzaga to be part of a winning program and that he believed Washington did not prepare its players to be as successful as they could be.Romars response: Obviously Gonzaga has gone to the tournament 17 straight years, so its a good bet theyre probably going to win and go to the tournament. Totally understand what hes saying. We also have to understand that the two years Nigel was here, especially his second year, was probably the worst two years that weve had.Washington was 33-30 overall with a Pac-12 record of 14-22 when Williams-Goss was with the Huskies. The 14 conference wins were the lowest in a two-year period under Romar, who is in his 15th season as Washingtons head coach.We were probably as dysfunctional as weve been since weve been here, Romar said. If you want to take that time and decide if Washington was the best place to be, it probably wasnt. ' ' '