University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Men's Basketball Topples James Madison, 68-39
01/08/2001 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2001
University of Richmond, Va. - University of Richmond connected on 15 three-pointers, a school record, en route to a 68-39 win over James Madison on Saturday evening at the Robins Center. The Spiders shot 69.2 percent from three-point range in the second half.
Richmond senior guard Rick Houston (Memphis, Tenn./Bartlett) pumped in a season-high 18 points and knocked down a career best six three-pointers. Sophomore guard Reggie Brown (Flushing, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) added 18 points, including four treys while senior forward Greg Stevenson (Fayetteville, N.C./71st) posted 17 points and corralled a season-best 13 rebounds.
Sophomore center Pat Mitchell led the Dukes with 13 points while junior forward Tim Lyle collected 10 rebounds.
Richmond opened up the game shooting 0-for-9 from the field and failing to score a field goal in the first 5:35 of the contest as James Madison jumped out to an early five-point advantage. The Spiders would respond by closing out the first half with a 9-0 run and held a 29-14 lead at the break. Stevenson scored the last six points of the half for the Spiders. JMU's 14 first-half points matched the fewest points scored in a half by a Spiders opponent under Coach John Beilein, equaling the 14 points scored by Samford on December 5, 1997.
In the second half with Richmond holding a 47-26 edge, Rick Houston connected on five consecutive three-pointers to power the Spiders to a 15-4 spurt and a 52-30 advantage. Nine of Richmond's 15 three-pointers came in the second half.
The Spiders improve to 8-3, 2-1 and return to action on Tuesday, January 9, when they travel to East Carolina. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
