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Temple (A10 Quarterfinals)
Richmond Falls To Temple In A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals, 66-52
03/13/2003 | Men's Basketball
March 13, 2003
DAYTON, Ohio - Richmond sophomore Jamaal Scott scored 18 of his team-high 19 points in the second half of the Spiders' Atlantic 10 quarterfinal-round game against Temple at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Scott's scoring streak was not enough as the Spiders dropped a 66-52 decision before 10,443 fans.
Temple, whose three-point shooting would be the demise of Richmond, started off the first half with consecutive triples from Maurice Collins and Brian Polk. Richmond sophomore Patrick O'Malley emerged from the bench to score the Spiders' first seven points, and his three-pointer at 14:59 moved Richmond within one, 8-7.
The Owls extended their lead to seven points before Richmond tore off an 8-0 run to take an 18-17 lead with a Johnathan Collins layup at 6:18. The offenses then tapered off, as Temple was stuck on 17 points for 5:35, while Richmond was mired on 18 for 3:41.
Richmond later worked itself into a two-point lead, but Temple's Alex Wesby converted two free throws with one second remaining to tie the game, 24-24, at the break.
Temple took control of the contest in the second half, shooting 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the field, 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from three-point range. Polk stuck daggers in the Spider hearts much of the afternoon, including a key stretch where the Owls extended their lead from one point to nine (41-32), thanks to two treys from Polk at 13:53 and 11:33.
Another three by Polk pushed the advantage to double-digits for the first time, 46-34, at 8:18. Richmond worked the game within 10 points twice in the last eight minutes, but got no closer than eight after a Scott layup closed the gap to 46-38, at 6:59.
Scott was the only Spider to register a field goal in the second half until freshman Tim Mayes buried a baseline three-pointer as time expired. Dobbins, 5-of-8 from the free throw line, was the only other Spider to score in a 28-point second half.
Temple gathered a 37-29 edge in rebounding, while the Spiders dished four more assists (14-10) than the Owls. Senior Jeff Myers notched five helpers to boost his career total to 311. His three first-half treys moved him into fifth-place on Richmond's career three-pointers made list with 144.
"I knew the game was going to break on which team made some shots," Richmond coach Jerry Wainwright said. "Both teams played hard in the first half, but there wasn't a lot of production for it. Once we got to the point where we were playing catch-up, we've had trouble doing that this year."
Richmond's record stands at 15-13 following the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
