1984 NCAA: The First Giant Is Knocked Off

1984 NCAA Opening Round
Richmond 89, Rider 65
March 13, 1984

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - John Newman led three Spiders in double figures with 25 points and John Davis ripped down 10 rebounds to lead Richmond to an 89-65 rout of Rider at Philadelphia's historic Palestra.

Richmond led 40-27 at the half by holding Rider to just 39.1 percent shooting. For the game, Rider connected on only 38 percent of its shots, while the Spiders found the bottom of the net 60 percent of the time.

Kelvin Johnson finished with 22 points and Bill Flye added 19 points for the Spiders. Newman also grabbed eight rebounds, blocked four shots and had three steals. Greg Beckwith dished out nine assists, while Davis had six assists and four steals. Richmond finished the game with 27 assists and 14 steals as a team.

Richmond vs. Rider

Richmond FG-FA FT-FA R TP Newman, John* 11-19 3-4 8 25 Davis, John* 1-4 1-5 10 3 Flye, Bill* 8-11 3-5 4 19 Beckwith, Greg* 3-4 2-3 4 8 Johnson, Kelvin* 11-14 0-1 3 22 Hardin, Tim 0-2 0-2 5 0 Goss, Lee 0-0 0-0 1 0 Runk, Joe 0-0 4-5 0 4 Fells, Larry 0-0 0-2 2 0 Tucker, Robert 1-3 4-6 3 6 Simmons, Bryan 1-2 0-0 3 2 Johnson, Marty 0-0 0-1 0 0 Phillips, David 0-1 0-0 2 0 Team 2 TOTALS 36-60 17-34 47 89

Rider FG-FA FT-FA R TP Lamar, Derrick* 5-10 0-0 4 10 Bolger, Jim* 5-9 6-8 7 16 Thomas, Kevin* 4-10 0-0 10 8 Lee, Fred* 3-15 0-0 2 6 Burke, Ray* 5-18 0-0 6 10 Bennof, Mike 0-0 0-0 1 0 Grant, David 0-0 0-0 0 0 Nicholson, Jerome 0-0 1-2 3 1 Morales, Gino 2-4 0-0 1 4 Carter, Kim 1-1 0-0 2 2 Hammer, Craig 3-4 0-0 1 6 Rice, Darren 1-2 0-2 0 2 Kovac, Ron 0-2 0-2 1 0 Team 4 TOTALS 29-75 7-14 42 65

1st 2nd Tot. Rider 27 38 65 Richmond 40 49 89

1984 NCAA First Round
Richmond 72, Auburn 71
March 15, 1984

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In the first of what would become a tradition of postseason upsets, Richmond, behind the 26 points of John Newman and the 12 rebounds of John Davis, shocked Auburn 72-71 to advance in the NCAA Tournament.

Richmond vs. Auburn

Picked to finish fifth in the ECAC South, the Spiders continued their improbable march despite 23 points and 17 rebounds by future NBA star Charles Barkley. The Tigers entered the contest ranked 19th in the nation.

Bill Flye added 19 points and Kelvin Johnson scored 16 for Richmond. Greg Beckwith dished out nine assists, grabbed seven rebounds and swiped four steals for the Spiders.

Richmond FG-FA FT-FA R TP Newman, John* 11-22 4-5 1 26 Davis, John* 3-5 0-1 12 6 Flye, Bill* 8-14 3-4 5 19 Beckwith, Greg* 1-3 3-4 7 5 Johnson, Kelvin* 6-10 4-5 2 16 Hardin, Tim 0-1 0-0 1 0 Goss, Lee 0-0 0-1 0 0 Runk, Joe 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 3 TOTALS 29-55 14-20 31 72

Auburn FG-FA FT-FA R TP Turner, Greg* 4-9 4-6 3 12 Person, Chuck* 5-16 0-1 9 10 Barkley, Charles* 8-10 7-9 17 23 White, Gerald* 4-10 1-1 0 9 Ford, Frank* 0-1 0-0 2 0 Daniels, Paul 2-3 0-0 1 4 Strickland, Vern 5-10 1-2 1 11 Holland, Carey 1-1 0-0 0 2 Team 1 TOTALS 29-60 13-19 34 71

1st 2nd Tot. Richmond 39 33 72 Auburn 22 49 71 Attendance: 11,666

1984 NCAA Second Round
Indiana 75, Spiders 67
March 17, 1984

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Richmond's run in the 1984 NCAA Tournament ended in a game many thought the Spiders could have won, a 75-67 loss to Indiana.

Richmond vs. Indiana

Trailing by as many as 10 points in the first half, the Spiders sliced the lead to just two at intermission (36-34). Three times in the second half they held two-point leads, and trailed by just four, 61-57, with three minutes remaining in regulation. But Richmond would get no closer, as IU scored its last 14 points from the foul line.

Freshman Steve Alford led the Hoosiers with 22 points, including shooting 10-for-10 from the free-throw line. Richmond's Kelvin Johnson led all scorers with 27 points and John Newman added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Spiders.

Greg Beckwith dished out eight assists, while John Davis grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out five assists. With the setback, Richmond ended its season at 22-10 overall.

Indiana FG-FA FT-FA R TP Simmons, Marty* 1-3 0-0 2 2 Meier, Todd* 3-6 0-2 2 6 Blab, Uwe* 7-11 0-0 7 14 Alford, Steve* 6-12 10-10 3 22 Robinson, Stew* 4-7 0-0 2 8 Giomi, Mike 4-8 0-0 3 8 Dakich, Dan 2-2 3-5 3 7 Franz, Chuck 1-3 0-0 0 2 Witte, Courtney 1-1 4-6 0 6 Thomas, Daryl 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 4 TOTALS 29-53 17-23 29 75

Richmond FG-FA FT-FA R TP Newman, John* 9-17 2-3 8 20 Davis, John* 1-3 4-5 11 6 Flye, Bill* 4-14 2-2 5 10 Beckwith, Greg* 1-3 0-0 2 2 Johnson, Kelvin* 12-14 3-4 2 27 Hardin, Tim 0-2 0-0 0 0 Fells, Larry 1-1 0-0 0 2 Goss, Lee 0-0 0-0 0 0 Runk, Joe 0-0 0-0 0 0 Tucker, Robert 0-1 0-0 0 0 Johnson, Marty 0-0 0-0 0 0 Simmons, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 1 TOTALS 28-55 11-14 29 67

1st 2nd Tot. Richmond 34 33 67 Indiana 36 39 75 Attendance: 11,666

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