Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Nov. 20, 2007

THE TEAM

The Spiders shot 48.9 percent from the field against Rice, marking the fourth-straight game that Richmond has shot over 40 percent and the third-straight game that the Spiders have shot over 46 percent.

Richmond shot 61 percent from inside the three-point arc on Tuesday and the Spiders have a two-point field goal percentage of 50.8 percent.

Richmond is averaging a season-high 62.0 points per game.

The Spiders forced 22 turnovers for the third time that Richmond has forced over 20 turnovers. Richmond is forcing 19.8 turnovers per game.

Richmond tied a season-high with 13 steals.

The Spiders scored a season-high 25 bench points against Rice.

Richmond is 3-1 in games outside of the Robins Center and 2-1 in road games (1-0 neutral).

The Spiders are 2-1 against Conference USA teams, with victories at East Carolina and Rice, and a loss to No. 3 Memphis when Richmond was trailing by just three with six minutes to play.

Five of Richmond's six games have been decided by six points or less with the Spiders owning a 3-2 record in those games. Four of the Spiders' six games have been decided by three points or less.

The Spiders had a special guest at the game against Rice in former standout guard Ken Atkinson. Atkinson, who is in his first year as director of player development with the Houston Rockets, was a four-year starter for the Spiders from 1986-90. He is seventh on the all-time scoring list with 1,549 points and was a sophomore on the 1988 Sweet 16 team. Atkinson played his first collegiate game in the only previous meeting between Rice and Richmond on Nov. 28, 1986 in the Robins Center. The Spiders won that game 73-66 in the Central Fidelity Classic and Atkinson's play earned him a spot in the starting lineup in the championship game the next night, when the Spiders knocked off No. 6 ranked Georgia Tech 67-62.

THE PLAYERS

Sophomore Dan Geriot led the Spiders with23 points, the third time in the last four games that he has broken the 20-point plateau. Geriot has scored in double-figures in four-straight games and has 20 or more points six times in his career. He made a season-high nine field goals against Rice.

Freshman Kevin Anderson scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Anderson has reached double-figures in the last two games, averaging 14.5 points per game in that stretch.

Sophomore Ryan Butler dished out a career-high eight assists.

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