University of Richmond Athletics
1982: Spiders Make First Postseason Appearance
10/18/2005 | Men's Basketball
1982 NIT First Round
Maryland 66, Richmond 50
March 12, 1982
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Adrian Branch poured in 21 points and Pete Holbert added 10 off the bench to help Maryland spoil Richmond's first-ever postseason appearance by defeating the Spiders 66-50.
The Terps went to the free-throw line twice as often as the Spiders, converting 22 charity tosses to just eight for Richmond. John Schweitz led Richmond with 16 points and six rebounds.
Bill Flye and Kelvin Johnson each chipped in 10 points for the Spiders, who ended their first season under Dick Tarrant at 18-11. Tom Bethea dished out six assists for Richmond.
 Richmond vs. Maryland
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Maryland
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Fothergill, Mark* 1-2 7-8 2 9
Branch, Adrian* 8-12 5-5 5 21
Pittman, Charles* 3-5 0-1 3 6
Jackson, Reggie* 3-4 2-2 1 8
Morley, Dutch* 0-2 0-0 3 0
Driesell, Chuck 0-0 0-2 1 0
Rivers, Steve 0-0 0-2 1 0
Adkins, Jeff 0-1 4-4 0 4
Holbert, Pete 5-8 0-0 1 10
Veal, Herman 2-4 2-4 6 6
Baldwin, Taylor 0-0 2-2 2 2
Team 0
TOTALS 22-38 22-30 27 66
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