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Capital City Classic

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Capital City Classic
SportBasketball
First meetingJanuary 29, 1976
Richmond 71, VCU 65
Latest meetingMarch 2, 2024
Richmond 79, VCU 76
Next meetingFebruary 1, 2025
TrophyNone
Statistics
Meetings total93
All-time seriesVCU leads, 60–33
Largest victory34 (VCU 89–55, 1996)
Longest win streakVCU, 7 (1977–1979)
Current win streakRichmond, 1 (2024–)
Locations of Richmond and VCU

The Capital City Classic is a men's college basketball series between the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders. Both schools are located within Virginia's state capital of RichmondVirginia Commonwealth University has its non-medical campus in the Fan District at the western edge of downtown and its medical campus in the downtown neighborhood of Court End, while the University of Richmond is located 6 miles (9.7 km) away in the West End on the border with Henrico County. It often has a public school (VCU) vs private school (Richmond) mentality.

From 1995 to 2001, it was a conference rivalry in the Colonial Athletic Association, before Richmond left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). In 2012, it once again became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10.[1] The rivalry has been known under a number of different names over the years, including the Black & Blue Classic, before being renamed the Capital City Classic for the 2014–15 season.

All-time results

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Richmond victories are shaded in ██ blue. VCU victories shaded in ██ gold.

# Date Arena Winning team Losing team Series
1 January 29, 1976 Robins Center Richmond 71 VCU 65 UR 1–0
2 February 10, 1976 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 68 VCU 66 UR 2–0
3 December 4, 1976 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 68 VCU 66 UR 3–0
4 December 30, 1976 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 58 VCU 55 UR 4–0
5 February 26, 1977 Robins Center Richmond 78 VCU 75 UR 5–0
6 November 26, 1977 Robins Center VCU 79 Richmond 62 UR 5–1
7 January 21, 1978 Richmond Coliseum VCU 82 Richmond 63 UR 5–2
8 February 11, 1978 Richmond Coliseum VCU 67 Richmond 66 UR 5–3
9 December 7, 1978 Richmond Coliseum VCU 84 Richmond 71 UR 5–4
10 January 27, 1979 Robins Center VCU 96 Richmond 92 Tied 5–5
11 December 1, 1979 Robins Center VCU 69 Richmond 67 VCU 6–5
12 December 29, 1979 Richmond Coliseum VCU 86 Richmond 71 VCU 7–5
13 February 20, 1980 Robins Center Richmond 76 VCU 67 VCU 7–6
14 December 9, 1980 Richmond Coliseum VCU 88 Richmond 76 VCU 8–6
15 January 31, 1981 Robins Center VCU 66 Richmond 55 VCU 9–6
16 December 30, 1981 Richmond Coliseum VCU 59 Richmond 53 VCU 10–6
17 February 8, 1982 Richmond Coliseum VCU 77 Richmond 63 VCU 11–6
18 February 10, 1982 Robins Center Richmond 64 VCU 59 VCU 11–7
19 December 8, 1982 Richmond Coliseum VCU 54 Richmond 48 VCU 12–7
20 December 30, 1982 Richmond Coliseum VCU 80 Richmond 74 VCU 13–7
21 January 8, 1983 Robins Center VCU 65 Richmond 56 VCU 14–7
22 December 10, 1983 Richmond Coliseum VCU 59 Richmond 45 VCU 15–7
23 December 30, 1983 Richmond Coliseum VCU 61 Richmond 47 VCU 16–7
24 February 14, 1984 Robins Center Richmond 56 VCU 51 VCU 16–8
25 December 4, 1984 Robins Center VCU 69 Richmond 60 VCU 17–8
26 December 28, 1984 Richmond Coliseum VCU 68 Richmond 52 VCU 18–8
27 December 3, 1985 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 64 VCU 59 VCU 18–9
28 December 20, 1985 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 67 VCU 65 VCU 18–10
29 December 30, 1986 Richmond Coliseum VCU 60 Richmond 57 VCU 19–10
30 January 22, 1987 Robins Center VCU 79 Richmond 66 VCU 20–10
31 December 18, 1987 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 60 VCU 58 VCU 20–11
32 January 4, 1988 Richmond Coliseum VCU 72 Richmond 53 VCU 21–11
33 December 7, 1988 Robins Center Richmond 74 VCU 58 VCU 21–12
34 December 6, 1989 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 66 VCU 54 VCU 21–13
35 December 5, 1990 Robins Center Richmond 67 VCU 63 VCU 21–14
36 December 29, 1990 Richmond Coliseum VCU 72 Richmond 66 VCU 22–14
37 December 4, 1991 Robins Center VCU 73 Richmond 70 VCU 23–14
38 December 28, 1991 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 72 VCU 71 VCU 23–15
39 December 9, 1992 Robins Center VCU 82 Richmond 63 VCU 24–15
40 December 18, 1993 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 76 VCU 61 VCU 24–16
41 January 11, 1995 Robins Center VCU 78 Richmond 72 VCU 25–16
42 January 20, 1996 Richmond Coliseum VCU 79 Richmond 51 VCU 26–16
43 February 24, 1996 Robins Center VCU 69 Richmond 67 VCU 27–16
44 March 2, 1996 Richmond Coliseum
(CAA Tournament)
VCU 89 Richmond 55 VCU 28–16
45 January 25, 1997 Robins Center VCU 86 Richmond 71 VCU 29–16
46 February 24, 1997 Richmond Coliseum VCU 56 Richmond 45 VCU 30–16
47 January 24, 1998 Robins Center Richmond 56 VCU 52 VCU 30–17
48 February 21, 1998 Robins Center Richmond 67 VCU 61 VCU 30–18
49 January 23, 1999 Robins Center Richmond 68 VCU 64 VCU 30–19
50 February 13, 1999 Richmond Coliseum Richmond 78 VCU 72 VCU 30–20
51 February 26, 1999 Richmond Coliseum VCU 64 Richmond 57 VCU 31–20
52 February 8, 2000 Robins Center Richmond 69 VCU 57 VCU 31–21
53 February 26, 2000 Siegel Center VCU 80 Richmond 77 VCU 32–21
54 February 17, 2001 Robins Center Richmond 70 VCU 66 VCU 32–22
55 February 27, 2001 Siegel Center Richmond 72 VCU 54 VCU 32–23
56 December 1, 2001 Robins Center VCU 65 Richmond 54 VCU 33–23
57 December 7, 2002 Siegel Center VCU 73 Richmond 68 VCU 34–23
58 December 3, 2003 Robins Center Richmond 70 VCU 52 VCU 34–24
59 December 11, 2004 Siegel Center VCU 58 Richmond 50 VCU 35–24
60 December 10, 2005 Siegel Center VCU 49 Richmond 37 VCU 36–24
61 December 9, 2006 Robins Center VCU 68 Richmond 54 VCU 37–24
62 December 8, 2007 Siegel Center VCU 65 Richmond 45 VCU 38–24
63 December 13, 2008 Robins Center VCU 77 Richmond 76 VCU 39–24
64 December 12, 2009 Siegel Center VCU 65 Richmond 57 VCU 40–24
65 December 11, 2010 Robins Center Richmond 72 VCU 60 VCU 40–25
66 December 9, 2011 Siegel Center VCU 73 Richmond 51 VCU 41–25
67 January 24, 2013 Robins Center Richmond 86 VCU 74 VCU 41–26
68 March 6, 2013 Siegel Center VCU 93 Richmond 82 VCU 42-26
69 February 1, 2014 Siegel Center VCU 81 Richmond 70 VCU 43-26
70 March 6, 2014 Robins Center VCU 56 Richmond 50 VCU 44-26
71 March 14, 2014 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU 71 Richmond 53 VCU 45-26
72 January 31, 2015 Siegel Center Richmond 64 VCU 55 VCU 45–27
73 February 25, 2015 Robins Center Richmond 67 VCU 63 VCU 45–28
74 March 13, 2015 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU 70 Richmond 67 VCU 46–28
75 January 16, 2016 Robins Center VCU 94 Richmond 89 VCU 47–28
76 February 19, 2016 Siegel Center VCU 87 Richmond 74 VCU 48–28
77 February 1, 2017 Siegel Center VCU 81 Richmond 74 VCU 49–28
78 February 17, 2017 Robins Center VCU 84 Richmond 73 VCU 50–28
79 March 11, 2017 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
(A-10 Tournament)
VCU 87 Richmond 77 VCU 51–28
80 January 17, 2018 Siegel Center Richmond 67 VCU 52 VCU 51–29
81 February 7, 2018 Robins Center Richmond 77 VCU 76 VCU 51–30
82 February 13, 2019 Siegel Center VCU 80 Richmond 61 VCU 52–30
83 March 2, 2019 Robins Center VCU 69 Richmond 66 VCU 53–30
84 January 28, 2020 Siegel Center VCU 87 Richmond 68 VCU 54–30
85 February 15, 2020 Robins Center Richmond 77 VCU 59 VCU 54–31
86 February 17, 2021 Siegel Center VCU 68 Richmond 56 VCU 55–31
87 January 29, 2022 Robins Center VCU 64 Richmond 62 VCU 56–31
88 February 18, 2022 Siegel Center VCU 77 Richmond 57 VCU 57–31
89 March 11, 2022 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
(A-10 Tournament)
Richmond 75 VCU 64 VCU 57–32
90 January 20, 2023 Robins Center VCU 74 Richmond 62 VCU 58–32
91 February 24, 2023 Siegel Center VCU 73 Richmond 58 VCU 59–32
92 February 3, 2024 Siegel Center VCU 63 Richmond 52 VCU 60–32
93 March 2, 2024 Robins Center Richmond 79 VCU 76 VCU 60–33

References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds VCU as Full Member" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.