Courtesy of SJUHawks.com
PHILADELPHIA – ShawnDre’ Jones scored 21 points and T.J. Cline had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as Richmond held off Saint Joseph’s in the second half and recorded a 70-66 win in Atlantic 10 action at Hagan Arena.
De’Monte Buckingham added 12 points and seven rebounds for Richmond which improves to 11-6 and 5-0 in the Atlantic 10.
Lamarr Kimble led Saint Joseph’s (8-8; 2-3) in scoring with 17 points while freshman Nick Robinson recorded season-highs of 14 points and eight rebounds. Charlie Brown tallied 13 points, all coming in the second half.
Saint Joseph’s trailed 41-28 at the half, and by 18 points early in the second, to close to within 65-64 with 1:52 to play. But Hawks came up empty on the next two possessions and Jones hit a pair of free throws with 28 seconds left to put the Spiders up 67-64.
After the Hawks failed to score on the next possession, Julius Johnson converted two more free throws for Richmond, but Chris Clover scored on a layup at :04 to pull SJU within, 69-66. With Clover intentionally missing the ensuing free throw, SJU couldn’t control the rebound and Richmond got the ball back, as Khwan Fore provided the final margin with a free throw at :02.
Saint Joseph’s led early on, 14-10, as Kimble scored eight for the Hawks, but that would be SJU’s biggest lead of the half. After Richmond tied the game, 19-19, the Spiders took a 26-20 lead on a three-pointer by Buckingham with 4:57 to play. The Hawks closed to 29-28 on a jumper by Demery before Richmond closed out the half with a 12-0 run, on threes by to take a 41-28 lead at the break.
Brown scored eight points in the first six minutes of the second half to help SJU cut the deficit to 48-40. Kimble hit a jumper to bring SJU within 48-42 and then a three-pointer by Nick Robinson at 12:23 cut the Richmond lead to 51-47.
Jumpers by Fore and Buckingham helped the Spiders increase their margin to nine, 63-54, but the Hawks went on a 7-0 run, ending in a dunk by Javon Baumann to cut the deficit to 63-61 at 3:15. Jones added another basket for Richmond, but Robinson converted three of four free throws to pull SJU within, 65-64.
Saint Joseph’s led, 14-10, early on as Kimble scored eight for the Hawks, but that would be SJU’s biggest lead of the half. After Richmond tied the game, 19-19, the Spiders took a 26-20 lead on a three-pointer by Buckingham with 4:57 to play. SJU came within, 29-28, but Richmond got threes from Buckingham, Jones and Nick Sherod, and a three-point play by Cline, to finish off the half with a 12-0 run and hold a 41-28 lead at halftime.
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