University of Richmond
Wright State
Spiders Defeat Wright State At Chicago Invitational, 71-61
11/26/2010 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2010
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Senior Dan Geriot scored 18 points, sophomore Darien Brothers had 16 and senior Kevin Anderson moved into sixth on Richmond's all-time scoring list with 15 in the Spiders' 71-61 win over Wright State in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
The Spiders improved to 5-1 on the season and 7-0 in regular-season tournament games over the past two seasons. Richmond will play No. 8 ranked Purdue in the Chicago Invitational Championship game on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Sears Center. The Spiders have won five of the last eight games against ranked opponents, including four of the last five.
Geriot, who missed 2008-09 due to a torn ACL and was hindered last year by torn labrums in his shooting shoulder, notched his highest point total since earning Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors as a sophomore. He also grabbed six rebounds and had a key assist on the go-ahead three-pointer by Brothers.
Brothers continued his hot shooting, making 4-of-5 field goals, including all three three-pointers for a career-high 16 points. Brothers is 13-of-16 from the field and 7-of-8 from three in the last three games.
Anderson scored 15 points as he passed Curtis Blair on Richmond's all-time scoring list, moving into sixth with 1,637 points. The reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year also dished out five assists.
Junior Josh Duinker had six points, senior Kevin Smith had five points and four assists and junior Francis-Cedric Martel had four points and seven rebounds.
The Spiders bench continued to be a factor by outscoring the bench of Wright State 15-0. Richmond out-rebounded the Raiders 36-24 and shot 52.4 percent from the field, the fifth time in as many victories that the Spiders have shot over 50 percent from the field.
