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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- VCU coach Will Wade got the response he wanted to a loss.Jonathan Williams scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 3:59 left to help the Rams hold off St. Johns 75-69 on Thursday night in Battle 4 Atlantis consolation bracket.JeQuan Lewis added 15 points for the Rams (4-1), who had lost 71-63 to No. 20 Baylor in Wednesdays tournament opener. VCU led by eight late in the first half and was tied with about 8 minutes left in that one.Wed been preparing for that for a while -- we put a ton into that game, Wade said. It was a little bit of a gut-punch when we had the lead in the second half and couldnt close it out. So Im really proud of the way our guys responded.Williams, a junior from Richmond, Virginia, came into the tournament averaging 7.3 points but hit 8 of 15 shots and 6 of 7 free throws to go with six assists with one turnover in 34 minutes.We all came together as a team and was like, `The most energized team is going to win, Williams said.Williams drive gave VCU a 67-65 lead, then Lewis had a driving score of his own. Lewis and Mo Alie-Cox went 4 for 4 at the foul line in the last 13 seconds to help seal the win on a night when both teams blew double-digit leads -- St. Johns by 13 in the first half, VCU by 11 with about 14 minutes left.Shamorie Ponds scored 18 points to lead the Red Storm (2-3), who made their first eight shots in the game but shot just 28 percent (8 of 29) after halftime. The Red Storm had lost to No. 24 Michigan State in its Atlantis opener after leading early in the second half of that one.I think we played a good game but didnt finish it off, Red Storm coach Chris Mullin said. We probably played 25-30 good minutes last game, probably about 30 tonight. Weve got to get it to 40 minutes.BIG PICTUREVCU: The Rams can at least feel good that they came up with the key plays in the final 4 minutes of a tie game, a good sign for a team that couldnt quite figure out how to stay in front of No. 20 Baylor in its Atlantis opener Wednesday.St. Johns: Other than that game-opening burst, the Red Storm struggled with their shooting again. They shot just 31 percent against No. 24 Michigan State then followed that by finishing at 41 percent Thursday.Weve basically played our fifth game together, so some of that takes time, Mullin said. Weve just got to keep working at it and break through it. ... Weve got to keep working and understand we are getting better, were getting closer.TIP-INSVCU: Alie-Cox scored 15 points... VCU shot 42 percent and had just nine turnovers. ... The Rams scored 14 points off turnovers. ... Justin Tillman had 13 rebounds.St. Johns: Redshirt freshman guard Marcus LoVett came in averaging 23.3 points but finished with 10 on 4-for-13 shooting. ... Bashir Ahmed scored 13 points. ... St. Johns finished with a 40-36 rebounding advantage. ... Kassoum Yakwe had six blocked shots.UP NEXTVCU: The Rams will play LSU, who beat Old Dominion later Thursday, in Fridays fifth-place game.St. Johns: The Red Storm will face ODU in Fridays seventh-place game.---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-Top25Cheap Adidas Online Australia . 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Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs.The Socceroos say its their relentless, high-pressure game that will help them topple winless World Cup qualifying foes Thailand - not a distinct height advantage.Thailand coach Kiatisak Senamuang has bemoaned a lack of tall timber compared to the Australians who theyll meet in Tuesdays Group B match at Bangkoks Rajamangala National Stadium.Almost all the Thai team are well under 180cm, with star playmaker Chanathip Songkrasin, known locally as Messi J, coming in shortest at 160cm.But Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan says skill should win out in the end.Id like to think our standard of football sets us apart the most from opposition, Ryan said.We want to starve our opposition of possession, be relentless and play a high-tempo, possession-based game.To me, that would be the main difference between us and them.Just because someones tall and more physical, I guess in some ways it could help but in other ways it couldnt - having a lower sense of gravity could help them.The Australian team will get their first proper look at Thailand on Saturday night in a video analysis session.Ange Postecoglous national squad have been in the hot and humid capitaal since Sunday for a week-long training camp rarely afforded to a side usually running on limited preparation time.ddddddddddddThe focus so far has been reviewing last months below-par 1-1 home draw with Japan.That result, along with the prior 2-2 away stalemate with new Group B leaders Saudi Arabia, saw the undefeated Socceroos slip to second and looking for three points to wrap up the first half of the final phase.After the performances of the last two games we want to come back out and fix up a few things from the last international break, Ryan said.A few fundamentals we probably strayed away from a little bit too much.We want to get back to what we do well.For playmaker Tom Rogic, that means employing Postecoglous trademark attacking game.The Socceroos conceded early goals in their last two matches and Rogic said it was crucial theyre not left with another deficit to overcome.We approach every game in the same manner, which is to be dominant and control the match, he said.On Tuesday well look to do the same. 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