Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes - University of Richmond Athletics

Feb. 27, 2008

THE TEAM

Richmond won for the fifth time in the last seven games and improved to 11-5 in the last 16 games. The Spiders won their 15th game of the season, the most for a Richmond team since the 2003-04 NCAA Tournament team won 20 games.

The Spiders scored a season-high 82 points and tied a season-high with 28 field goals Wednesday against St. Bonaventure. It was the third time this year the Spiders have made 28 field goals. Only two times in the last 16 games has the opposition made more field goals than the Spiders.

Just 11 of Richmond's 84 points came from upper classmen. Richmond receives 80.7 percent of its scoring from freshman and sophomores.

Richmond had seven steals against St. Bonaventure giving the Spiders at least seven steals in 23 of their 26 games and at least six steals in all but one game. The Spiders are second in the Atlantic 10 in steals, averaging 8.6 per game.

Richmond had just eight turnovers against St. Bonaventure, the third time this season the Spiders have had single-digit turnovers, all coming in the last six games. The Spiders are averaging just 10.8 turnovers per game in the last six games and have not had more than 15 in a game during that stretch.

The Spiders shot 50.9 percent from the field, the sixth time this season Richmond has shot over 50 percent, including the third time in the last four games.

Richmond made 10 three-pointers, the sixth time this season the Spiders have made 10 or more treys. This was the third time on the road that Richmond has made at least 10 three-pointers.

The Spiders led by six at the half. Richmond has been no worse than in a one possession game at the half in 21 of 26 games this season. Richmond has led by at least seven points in 20 of 26 games. The Spiders 20-point second half lead was their second-largest lead of the season. Richmond had a 25-point lead on then No. 16 ranked Dayton on Jan. 26.

Richmond won its sixth road game of the season, the most for the Spiders since winning eight away games during the NCAA Tournament season of 2003-04.

THE PLAYERS

Richmond sophomore Dan Geriot scored a career-high 35 points on 13-of-17 shooting for the third-best scoring performance in the Atlantic 10 this season and the most points by a Spider since Curtis Blair scored 35, also making 13 field goals, at Georgia Tech on Jan. 2, 1992. This was Geriot's second 30-point game of the season. His 13 field goals tied the most field goals made by an Atlantic 10 player this season. Geriot also grabbed 13 rebounds - the second-best board total of his career - as he posted his third-career double-double. Geriot made a career-high five three-pointers in five attempts. It was his 36th career double-figure scoring game and his 17th this season, including four of the last five games. Geriot has scored 20 or more points 11 times in his career, including eight times this season. With his first bucket of the game, Geriot passed the 700-point plateau in his 56th game.

Freshman Kevin Anderson scored a career-high 21 points, making a career-high eight field goals and tying a career high with three treys. Anderson scored in double-figures for the fourth-straight game and the 12th time this season. It was his second 20-point game of his career, both coming against St. Bonaventure. Anders has made multiple three-pointers in the last four games.

Sophomore David Gonzalvez scored 11 points for his sixth-straight double-figures scoring game and the ninth time in the last 10 games he has scored in double-figures. Gonzalvez has 27 career double-figure scoring games, including 15 this season.

Freshman Kevin Smith, who made his first-career start, grabbed a career-high six rebounds.

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