University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
La Salle
Richmond Defeats La Salle, 78-71
01/26/2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2005
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jermaine Bucknor scored 18 points and Richmond ran off the last eight points of the game in defeating La Salle 78-71 on Wednesday night.
Kevin Steenberge and Jamaal Scott each had 14 points for Richmond (8-9 3-3 Atlantic-10), which snapped an eight-game road losing streak.
Steve Smith, the leading scorer in the conference, had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Explorers (5-12, 1-5) while Jermaine Thomas added 16.
A layup by Mike St. John gave La Salle a 71-70 lead with 1:36 to play, but a putback by Steenberge put the Spiders ahead and a pair of foul shots by Daon Merritt started a string of six consecutive free throws to clinch the victory.
Richmond led throughout much of the first half, paced by four 3-point shots by Bucknor to take a 40-39 edge into halftime.
The Spiders hit on 7-of-15 3-pointers in the half, while La Salle made on 3-of-11 beyond the arc but were paced by Smith's 15 points and nine rebounds.
NOTES
* Five Spiders scored in double figures for the second straight game, fourth time this season.
* Junior Jermaine Bucknor led the Spiders with 18 points, hitting on four three-pointers. Richmond is now 6-1 when Bucknor makes three-or-more triples.
* The Spiders' 10 three-pointers equaled a season high (UAB).
* Richmond limited La Salle's Steven Smith to four points in the second half.
* The Spiders shot 92.3 percent from the free throw line (12-for-13), including 8-for-8 in the final five minutes. That is Richmond's highest single-game percentage since going 14-for-14 at Wake Forest on Dec. 6, 2003.
* Richmond is now 2-6 all-time at La Salle.
