VCU was at its best, pressing, running -- and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour Thursday night, throttling 12th-seeded Akron 88-42 for the most lopsided victory by a team seeded third or lower in the NCAA tournament. By the end of the night, No. 4 seed Syracuse had broken the mark by routing 13th-seeded Montana 81-34.
