University of Richmond Athletics
1985 NIT
10/18/2005 | Men's Basketball
Richmond 59, Fordham 57
March 15, 1985
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Led by a 35-point outburst from John Newman, Richmond survived a scare in the Robins Center, hanging on for a 59-57 victory over Fordham in the first round of the NIT.
The Spiders shot just 46 percent from the field, but connected on 19 of 22 free throws to seal the victory. Kelvin Johnson was the only Richmond player besides Newman who scored in double figures with 12 points.
Newman made 13 of 15 free throws and grabbed eight rebounds while playing the full 40 minutes. Tony McIntosh led Fordham with 18 points.
Richmond
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Newman, John* 11-19 13-15 8 35
Davis, John* 0-3 0-0 5 0
Woolfolk, Peter* 3-7 2-2 6 8
Beckwith, Greg* 2-3 0-0 1 4
Johnson, Kelvin* 4-11 4-4 2 12
Fells, Larry 0-0 0-0 0 0
Hardin, Tim 0-0 0-0 0 0
Kratzer, Steve 0-0 0-1 2 0
Team 3
TOTALS 20-43 19-22 27 59
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1985 NIT
Indiana 75, Richmond 53
March 19, 1985
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - For the second time in as many seasons, Indiana ended Richmond's season in a postseason tournament.
This time, the Hoosiers used a balanced scoring attack and a stifling defense to thwart any Richmond hopes of another tourney upset, routing the Spiders 75-53 in Indiana.
Seven-foot center Uwe Blab led all players with 17 points, three blocked shots and 13 rebounds. Kelvin Johnson led Richmond with 15 points and John Newman added 13.
Indiana
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Eyl, Steve* 2-5 2-2 5 6
Dakich, Dan* 6-12 0-0 6 12
Blab, Uwe* 7-9 3-3 13 17
Alford, Steve* 7-13 0-0 1 14
Robinson, Stew* 6-12 0-0 2 12
Thomas, Daryl 1-1 0-0 1 2
Smith, Kreigh 2-2 0-0 0 4
Brooks, Delray 1-2 2-2 0 4
Hillman, Joe 0-1 0-0 3 0
Meier, Todd 0-0 0-0 0 0
Sloan Brian 1-1 0-0 1 2
Pelkowski, Magnus 1-1 0-0 0 2
Simmons, Marty 0-0 0-0 0 0
Morgan, Winston 0-0 0-0 0 0
Team 7
TOTALS 34-59 7-7 39 75
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