Men's Basketball - University of Richmond Athletics

March 13, 2010

THE TEAM

This was the Richmond's 10th win over a team that played in the postseason last year and the Spiders are 5-2 against team s in the top-50 in the RPI and 7-2 against teams in the top-52 in the RPI.

Richmond tied the 1987-88 team for the most wins in a season at 26. Richmond head coach Chris Mooney has now set the single-season record for wins at every school he has played or coached at since high school.

The Spiders won their fourth-straight game against a ranked opponent, including their third this season. It was the second time Richmond defeated Xavier while the Musketeers were ranked in the last 371 days. Richmond defeated then No. 17 ranked Xavier 80-75 last March in the Robins Center, took down then No. 13 ranked Florida 56-53 on Dec. 19 and took down then No. 17 ranked Temple 71-54 on Feb. 6. Richmond has won five of its last seven games against ranked teams since January 2008.

Richmond defeated all 13 Atlantic 10 opponents this season after the win over Xavier on Saturday. In Chris Mooney's five seasons at Richmond, the Spiders have defeated each Atlantic 10 school at least twice.

With six blocks against Xavier, the Spiders tied the 1999-00 team for the school's single-season record for blocks with 155.

THE PLAYERS

Junior Kevin Anderson scored 27 points for his 81st-career double-figure scoring game, including his 30th this season. It was Anderson's 27th 20-point game of his career and the 13th this season. Anderson now has 1,522 points, which ranks ninth on Richmond's all-time scoring list. He has scored in double-figures in 75 of his last 80 games. Anderson moved into a tie for 10th on Richmond's single-season scoring list with 592 points and he is 10th on Richmond's single-season list for field goals with 217. He had one steal, which gives him 160 for his career, sixth on Richmond's career list and puts him in a tie for seventh on Richmond's single-season steals list with 57.

Senior Reggie Brown for second on the school's all-time career list. With two steals, Gonzalvez is fifth on Richmond's all-time career steals list with 171 steals, one behind teammate Ryan Butler for fourth.

Junior Tony Dobbins and into 37th on Richmond's all-time career scoring list.

Sophomore Francis-Cedric Martel scored 10 points for his fifth-career double-figure scoring game, including his third this season. Martel also had eight rebounds, one assists, two blocks and one steal.

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