Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Feb. 16, 2008

THE TEAM

Richmond has not lost back-to-back games since Dec. 8. The Spiders have won nine of the last 13 games and are 13-10 overall and tied for third in the Atlantic 10 with a 6-4 league record.

Only one team has made more field goals than the Spiders in the last 13 games after the Spiders made 25 field goals to 18 for Duquesne.

The Spiders are 11-1 this season when they shoot a higher field goal percentage than their opponent and 10-1 when they take less than 20 three-pointers.

Richmond has led by at least seven in 18 of 23 games. The Spiders' largest lead Saturday was 13.

The Spiders improved to 5-5 on the road this season and 3-2 on the road in conference play.

The Spiders had four players in double-figures for the first time this season.

After shooting under 40 percent in back-to-back games, the Spiders shot 51 percent from the floor, the fourth time this season Richmond has shot over 50 percent.

The Spiders shot a season-high 68.8 from 3-point land, making 11-of-16 from behind the arc. It was the fifth time this season that Richmond has made double-digit threes.

In a game that featured the top two teams in the Atlantic 10 in steals - both averaging over nine per game - there were a combined nine steals in the contest. Richmond had a season-low three steals, just the third times this season the Spiders had less than seven steals.

The Spiders tied a season high for assists with 18. It was the third time this season Richmond has had 18 assists in a game.

Duquesne leads the Atlantic 10 in turnovers forced - entering the game causing 19.5 per game - but Richmond committed just 12 against the Dukes on Saturday. Richmond has had 12 or less turnovers in the last three games, averaging 9.0 turnovers per game in that stretch.

This was the Spiders 11th-straight victory over Duquesne since joining the Atlantic 10 for the 2001-02 season. Duquesne had won the first eight non-conference meetings from 1937-1994. Richmond has won the last six meetings in Pittsburgh. Chris Mooney improves to 3-0 against Duquesne, including two wins at the Palumbo Center.

This was just the sixth time in 23 games that the Spiders' two-leading scorers, Dan Geriot and David Gonzalvez, have scored in double-figures in the same game.

THE PLAYERS

Sophomore David Gonzalvez scored 17 points, making 5-of-6 three-pointers. Gonzalvez has scored at least 17 points in his last three games and has reached double-figures in six of the last seven games. He has reached double-figures 12 times this season and 24 times in his career. It was the fifth time this season that Gonzalvez has made at least four three-pointers.

Sophomore Dan Geriot scored 15 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. It was Geriot's second-straight double-figure scoring game, his 15th this season and the 34th time in his career. Geriot has at least seven rebounds in the last four games.

Freshman Kevin Anderson scored 11 points and had a career-high eight assists. He has scored in double-figures nine times. Anderson has played over 30 minutes in 18-straight games and in all but two games this season.

Senior Oumar Sylla had 10 points and tied a season-high with three assists. Sylla has scored in double-figures 12 times in his career and four times this season.

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