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St. Bonaventure
Richmond Rolls Past St. Bonaventure Into A-10 Quarters
03/12/2009 | Men's Basketball
March 11, 2009
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Richmond sophomore Kevin Anderson scored 22 points to lead sixth-seeded Richmond to an 65-49 win over No. 11 St. Bonaventure in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Wednesday at Boardwalk Hall.
Junior David Gonzalvez added 18 points and junior Ryan Butler had 10 for Richmond (18-14), which will play third-seeded Dayton on Thursday at 9 p.m. Thursday in a quarterfinal game.
Senior Jarhon Giddings had nine points and Anderson added six assists for the Spiders, who have won six of the last seven games.
Richmond led 28-22 at the half, then scored the first seven points of the second half, capped by Gonzalvez's fast-break layup on a behind-the-back assist from Anderson.
The Spiders led by as many as 16 in the second half on their way to their second-straight Atlantic 10 quarterfinal appearance. Last season Richmond received a first round bye as the fourth seed.
Andrew Nicholson and Jonathan Hall paced St. Bonaventure (15-15) with 13 points apiece.
St. Bonaventure scored the game's first basket, but a Gonzalvez three-pointer at the 18:26 mark to put the Spiders up 3-2 and Richmond would never trail the rest of the way.
