Richmond, VA---Charles "CJ" Williams again led his team with a game-high 20 points and Cameron Lewis came off the bench to score a career-high 12, all in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome a dominating performance as VCU ran by Howard 85-51 in a non-conference game at the Siegel Center before a sellout crowd of 7,637. 

The Rams (10-3) bolted out to a big lead early as Jonathan Williams and Jequan Lewis combined for 27 points, outscoring the Bison (3-10), 27-22 en route to a comfortable 48-22 halftime advantage. VCU shot 55 percent (17 of 31) from the field and forced 12 turnovers that they converted 13 points. 

"We knew coming in that we had to handle their pressure defense," said Howard head coach Kevin Nickelberry. "We did not do a good job of handling it. They disrupted us and it dictated the tone for the game." 

Howard could not get anything going offensively as the Rams pressure took everyone out the offense, except Williams, who tallied 13 of his points on 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 2 from beyond the arc. The rest of the team made only 2 of 14. 

"They got their hands on a lot of balls that created turnovers that led to layups and open shots," noted Nickelberry. "When you add to that our lack of depth and people playing out of position, it was a formula for disaster." 

A native of Richmond, Williams finished 6 of 14 from the field. The 6-5 talented freshman guard has now scored in double figures in five straight games and is coming off back-to-back MEAC Rookie of the Week honors. 

Lewis, a seldom-used player during the season, got most of his points on hustle players, connecting on 6 of 12 from the field while also grabbing a team-high 6 rebounds. 

"CJ and Cameron played well, but we got little from anyone else," he noted. 

VCU continued its scoring attack in the first 10 minutes, holding the Bison to only six points while several players took turns scoring. The Rams reserves outscored Howard a whopping 42-19. 

The Bison committed 21 turnovers and fatigue became a problem as players who are usually reserves, logged season-high minutes. 

"It is one of those games where you throw away the tape and put it behind you," said Nickelberry. 

NEXT UP: The Bison travel to Boston, MA to take on Harvard on Friday at 7 pm.