Jan 18, 2014 1 min read

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Briante Weber and Melvin Johnson each scored 12 points, all but five coming in the second half, as Virginia Commonwealth rallied to beat Duquesne 80-65 Saturday.

Rob Brandenberg scored 11, and Treveon Graham had 10 for VCU (2-1 Atlantic 10, 14-4). Juvonte Reddic scored nine and grabbed 10 rebounds.

The lead changed hands seven times until L.G. Gill hit a 3-pointer to give Duquesne (1-3, 8-8) a 27-26 lead and the Dukes led 31-27 at halftime. Duquesne shot 38.2 percent from the field in the half to 33.3 percent for VCU.

Reddic put the Rams back in front 36-35 with a layup in the second half and VCU pulled ahead on a 10-1 run. Johnson’s back-to-back treys sparked a 13-2 run, and the Rams led 71-52 with 3:13 to play and stayed ahead.

Derrick Colter led Duquesne with 13 and Jeremiah Jones and Tra’Vaughn White scored 10 apiece.