University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Basketball GameDay - VCU
02/18/2016 | Men's Basketball
RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond travels downtown on Friday night for the second installment of the Bank of America Capital City Classic at VCU at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
The Spiders will look to bounce back from a tough loss against Davidson on Tuesday, while VCU has won two in a row. The last three games in the rivalry have come down to the final minute, with two going to overtime.
Over the last four games, Richmond has assisted on 68.8 percent of made baskets (73 assists/106 FG). The Spiders lead the A-10 and rank 17th in the country in assists (17.1).
Richmond's assist/turnover ratio of 1.6 ranks fifth in the country. The Spiders made 17 assists with just four turnovers at Davidson.
T.J. Cline ranks 6th in the league with 18.5 points against A-10 competition. He has also averaged 4.2 assists per game in conference play, ranking 9th in the league.
Dating back to the La Salle game, UR has held opponents' leading scorers to a combined 37-of-126 (29.3 percent) from the field.
Richmond's game will be aired on ESPN2 and online through the WatchESPN app. Adam Amin and Craig Robinson will be on the call. It will also be on the radio on ESPN 950 AM and 93.1 HANK FM and Sirius 81 and XM 81 with Bob Black and Greg Beckwith on the headset. The audio will be streamed for free on RichmondSpiders.com.
| 2015-16 SPIDER MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY CENTRAL - VCU |
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| Who | Richmond Spiders (14-11, 6-7) at VCU Rams (19-7, 11-2) |
| When | Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. |
| Where | Richmond, Va. |
| Venue | Siegel Center (7,637) |
| TV | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| On Air | Adam Amin, Craig Robinson |
| Radio | ESPN 950 AM | 93.1 HANK FM | Sirius 81 | XM 81 | RichmondSpiders.com |
| On Air | Bob Black, Greg Beckwith |
| Live Stats | Click Here |
| Game Notes | Notes |
Scouting VCU
VCU moved into a tie for first place in the conference after rebounding with wins over Saint Louis and Rhode Island after a two-game skid. The Rams lead the conference in scoring margin, three-point shooting and turnover margin.
Melvin Johnson continues to lead the Rams' offense with 18.2 points per game and a league-high 90 three-pointers. JeQuan Lewis has tallied a league-best 125 assists while averaging 11.2 points per game.
Series vs. VCU
Richmond and VCU meet for the 76th time in a series that began in 1976. The Rams hold the all-time edge, 47-28, although Richmond swept the regular season series last year. VCU won an overtime thriller at the Robins Center last month as the last three contests have all gone down to the last possession. Last season, Richmond snapped VCU's 12-game home winning streak with a nine-point win in the Seigel Center.
The rivalry features two sets of high school teammates in Trey Davis-Jordan Burgess (Benedictine) and Khwan Fore-Gerron Scissum (Lee).
All-Conference Candidate
Terry Allen has received praise from the national basketball media with writeups from ESPN, CBS, American Sports Network, Cox Sports and others on his stellar play to start the season.
Allen ranks fifth in the conference with 18.4 points per game and is sixth in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game. Allen also ranks seventh in the conference in steals per game with 1.6. He is the only A-10 player to rank in the top 10 in all three categories.
He has tallied nine 20-point games and five double-doubles this season.
Terry Allen's 31-game double-digit scoring streak came to an end against UMass where he recorded only nine points. Allen's streak was the fourth longest active streak in the nation. That 31-game streak was the second longest under head coach Chris Mooney, with Kevin Anderson's 36-game streak still intact.
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Richmond has averaged 78.0 points per game this season, ranking third in the A-10 and 67th in the country in scoring offense.
UR has been incredibly efficient in its scoring, leading the Atlantic 10 and ranking 13th in the country with a field goal percentage of 48.9.
The most points scored in one season under Coach Mooney was 70.0 in 2012-13. Richmond's scoring record for one season is 84.8 points back in 1965-66.
Pretty Good Ratio
Richmond committed just 38 turnovers in the last three games while dishing 86 assists. The Spiders now rank fifth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. Richmond boasts nine games in which the number of assists were double the amount of turnovers.
The Spiders also lead the league and rank 17th in the country with 17.1 assists per game. Richmond made 29 assists against Stetson, just two away from the school record. UR has had eight games with 20 or more assists, and the Spiders are 13-4 when winning the assist battle.
Covered, Smothered and Diced
During UR's three-game win streak, Richmond's defense was much improved, holding UMass, Saint Louis and Fordham to 33.3 percent from the field.
Against UMass, Richmond posted its best defensive effort of the year. The Spiders held the Minutemen to a season-best 30.4 percent from the field and limited them to 53 points. Richmond tied its conference high with five blocks, while limiting UMass' leading scorer Trey Davis (18.9 ppg) to 0-of-11 shooting. UR then held SLU to just one field goal over the first nine minutes of the second half.
Dating back to the La Salle game, UR has held opponents' leading scorers to a combined 37-of-126 (29.3 percent) from the field.
Nerdy Numbers
The Spiders have posted some impressive numbers in Ken Pomeroy's advanced statistics. UR's offensive efficiency of 113.6 ranks 25th in the country, while the team's effective FG percentage of 55.7 is 12th in the NCAA. The Spiders have dished an assist on 60.9 percent of made shots, ranking 31st.
Despite playing some of the national leaders in defense and turnovers forced in West Virginia, ODU, Fordham and VCU, Richmond still boasts a turnover percentage of 14.9, which ranks 13th in the country.
Inside the arc, UR's offensive prowess has been outstanding. The Spiders are hitting 56.4 percent of their two-point shots (ranking seventh nationally).
