University of Richmond Athletics
1991 NCAA - Squashing The Orange
10/20/2005 | Men's Basketball
Richmond 73, Syracuse 69
March 14, 1991
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| Richmond vs. Syracuse |
The Spiders never trailed, taking control from the opening tap. Richmond was clicking on all offensive cylinders and confusing the Orangemen with a match-up zone.
Curtis Blair led a balanced attack with 18 points to go with six assists, while Terry Connolly, the man CBS called "Super Sub," scored 14 points, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out five assists.
With the Spiders up by one with 21 seconds remaining, freshman guard Eugene Burroughs stepped to the free-throw line and calmly drained two shots to seal the victory for Richmond. Syracuse's Billy Owens led all scorers with 22 points.
Richmond
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Shields, Jim* 3-4 0-0 3 6
Wood, Kenny* 6-11 0-1 7 12
Weathers, Tim* 0-5 0-0 3 0
Jarmon, Gerald* 2-3 0-1 0 5
Blair, Curtis* 5-9 7-8 3 18
Springer, Jim 3-5 2-2 2 8
Connolly, Terry 4-9 5-6 7 14
Burroughs, Eugene 0-0 2-2 0 8
Fleming, Chris 2-5 2-2 0 8
Team 3
TOTALS 25-51 18-22 28 73
Syracuse
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Johnson, Dave* 4-8 5-6 4 13
Owens, Billy* 9-19 3-4 7 22
Ellis, LeRon* 4-5 4-6 5 12
Autry, Adrian* 3-7 1-7 7 7
Edwards, Michael* 4-13 0-0 2 12
McRae, Conrad 1-1 1-1 4 3
Hopkins, Mike 0-1 0-0 1 0
McCorkle, Scott 0-1 0-0 0 0
Team 4
TOTALS 25-55 14-19 34 69
1st 2nd Tot.
Richmond 44 29 73
Syracuse 36 33 69
Attendance: 13,386 (sellout)
1991 NCAA Second Round
Temple 77, Richmond 64
March 16, 1991
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Once again, Temple prevented Richmond from advancing in the NCAA Tournament, this time stopping the Spiders by a 77-64 score.
Mark Macon atoned for his poor performance in the 1989 NIT with 20 points to lead the Owls. The contest may have turned out differently if Kenny Wood had remained in the game. Midway through the second half, and with the Spiders charging, Wood was poked in the eye by an Owl and could not return to action.
Richmond never recovered and lost by 13. Richmond's Chris Fleming led all scorers with 25 points, including hitting 7 of 10 three-point attempts. Terry Connolly closed out his college career with 12 points and Curtis Blair added 10.
Richmond ended its season at 22-10, despite starting out 5-6.
Temple
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Kilgore, Mik* 5-11 7-7 7 18
Strickland, Mark* 3-9 3-4 10 9
Hodge, Donald* 5-7 5-5 7 15
Carstarphen, Vic* 3-7 1-2 0 9
Macon, Mark* 7-18 4-7 4 20
Harden, Michael 0-0 6-6 0 6
Spears, James 0-2 0-0 3 0
Team 4
TOTALS 23-54 26-31 35 77
Richmond
FG-FA FT-FA R TP
Weathers, Tim* 2-6 1-2 3 6
Wood, Kenny* 5-8 0-0 7 10
Shields, Jim* 0-4 1-2 3 1
Jarmon, Gerald* 1-4 0-0 2 3
Blair, Curtis* 3-9 0-0 2 7
Burroughs, Eugene 0-4 0-0 1 0
Connolly, Terry 4-7 2-2 4 12
Springer, Jim 0-0 0-0 1 0
Fleming, Chris 8-11 2-3 4 25
Team 3
TOTALS 23-53 6-9 30 64
1st 2nd Tot.
Richmond 31 33 64
Temple 32 45 77
Attendance: 13,386 (sellout)