University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
Robert Morris
Balanced Contributions Pace UR Win Over RMU
11/20/2016 | Men's Basketball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Four players scored in double figures and the Spider bench tallied 23 points as Richmond (2-1) won a 81-69 decision over Robert Morris (0-4) on Sunday afternoon in the home-hosted portion of the Barclays Center Classic.
The Spiders dished a season-high 19 assists while shooting 46.6 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line. Richmond forced 18 turnovers with 18 points off turnovers and the rebounding battle was even at 39.
"We showed some toughness in our defense in that first half which led to our run," head coach Chris Mooney said. "That defensive stretch obviously impacted our offense in a positive way. I'm very pleased with the contributions of all of our freshmen. They are really good players and we continue to try to get all three involved in the game."
T.J. Cline scored a team-high 18 points and tallied game highs in rebounds (9) and assists (5). He also shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Cline extended his double-digit scoring streak to 16 games.
ShawnDre' Jones scored 16 points while Marshall Wood had a season-high 14 points on four three-pointers. Khwan Fore scored eight points with three steals, and Julius Johnson made his first career start and had four rebounds and two assists.
Richmond's bench came up big as Nick Sherod and De'Monte Buckingham each had their most productive games as Spiders. Sherod scored 10 points with five rebounds, while Buckingham had nine points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Grant Golden and Kwesi Abakah each scored their first career points for the Spiders as Golden had a field goal and free throw and Abakah hit a free throw. Each grabbed two rebounds.
After Robert Morris took an early lead, the Spiders went on a 19-2 run to take a 29-20 lead after a steal and finish from Buckingham. The half ended with a flourish as Wood drained a three, the Spiders got a stop and then Buckingham brought the house down with a put-back one-hand slam dunk.
Sophomore Joe Kirby then found Wood with the seconds ticking away for a dagger three that made it 39-27 at the break.
Two threes from Wood and a layup from Jones gave the Spiders their largest lead at 47-27 just a minute and a half into the second half, marking a 37-10 run.
The Colonials scrapped throughout the rest of the second half, led by Isaiah Still's 20 points, but Richmond responded with strong free throw shooting and timely threes and the margin never got closer than eight points, as UR salted away a 12-point victory.
Richmond closes the four-game homestand with a noon tip against Hampton on Tuesday.
Richmond 81, Robert Morris 69 by Richmond Athletics on Exposure
