By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN -- T.J. Cline and ShawnDre' Jones combined for six points during a decisive second-half run as the Richmond Spiders defeated Fordham, 70-55 in second round action in the Atlantic 10 Championship, Thursday afternoon. After watching a 16-point halftime advantage dwindle to three, Richmond responded with ten straight. Cline converted a rebound and … [Read more...] about With “season on line” Richmond holds off Fordham
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Smith’s ‘Super Tuesday’ leads UD over Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. - Scoochie Smith scored a career-high 26 points as the Dayton Flyers earned an 85-84 road win against the Richmond Spiders. Charles Cooke added 21 points and five rebounds, while Dyshawn Pierre added another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Flyers hadn't won at Richmond since 2004, a streak of six games. Dayton improved to 23-6 overall … [Read more...] about Smith’s ‘Super Tuesday’ leads UD over Richmond
Bonnies, Rams, Wildcats and the A-10 weekend slate
The weekend roundup of games in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. St. Bonaventure 79 Dayton 72 Jaylen Adams scored 31 points, including a go-ahead three-pointer with 36 seconds left, to lead St. Bonaventure to a 79-72 win over Dayton Saturday afternoon at UD Arena. With the game tied at 72, Adams launched a shot from the right wing that gave the Bonnies a 75-72 lead. On … [Read more...] about Bonnies, Rams, Wildcats and the A-10 weekend slate
Tyson adding inside presence for Bona
By PAUL GOTHAM Lost in the mix of what was a decisive 11-0 St. Bonaventure Bonnies run to start the second half of Sunday's Atlantic 10 matchup with the Richmond Spiders was a single basket by redshirt freshman Jordan Tyson. The basket appears in the box score as two points. The effect? To be determined. With the Bonnies leading by two, Jaylen Adams fed Tyson in the … [Read more...] about Tyson adding inside presence for Bona
Bona to face tough test in Richmond
By PAUL GOTHAM If Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-6/4-3) are to snap their current three-game losing skid, they will have to slow one of the nation's more efficient offenses. The Richmond Spiders (12-8/3-4) rank top ten in the country for field goal percentage (49.8), 2-pt. field goal percentage (57.0) and effective field goal percentage (60.2/factors both 2-pt. … [Read more...] about Bona to face tough test in Richmond