VCU vs Dayton 2015 A10 Tournament Finals

Briante Weber was last to climb the ladder, hopping up each rung on his left leg to keep weight off his right, the one with the huge black brace and surgically repaired knee ligaments.

VCU's injured leader grabbed the net coach Shaka Smart had promised him right after getting hurt six weeks ago, gave it whirl over his head and draped it around his neck.

Then Weber fell back into his teammates' arms, trusting they would not let him down.

The Rams delivered on their championship promise to Weber, beating Dayton 71-65 to win their first Atlantic 10 tournament title.

Treveon Graham had 20 points and 13 rebounds and was selected tournament MVP. Doug Brooks made the play of the game with a steal in the final minute when the Rams needed to stop trading baskets with the Flyers.