University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
3-0,0-0Atlantic 10
Temple
1-1,0-0American
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Temple | 23 | 30 | 53 |
11/08/2026 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — Richmond raced to a 14-0 lead and never trailed Sunday, rolling past Temple 79-53 at The Palestra for the Spiders' largest margin of victory away from home in more than three years.
Jamie Kaiser Jr. led five Spiders in double figures with 16 points, adding eight rebounds and matching his career high with four steals. Aiden Argabright scored a season-high 15 points on just six field-goal attempts, making two 3-pointers and five of six free throws while adding three assists and three steals. Andrew Ball supplied a season-high 13 points off the bench, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and adding five rebounds and two blocked shots.
The Spiders improved to 3-0 for the second straight season and the sixth time under head coach Chris Mooney. Richmond also won for the first time in its last nine games away from the Robins Center, dating back to a Jan. 7 win at St. Bonaventure, and earned its third straight victory against an opponent from the American Conference.
Derin Saran recorded his first double-double as a Spider and the fourth of his college career, finishing with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds to match his career high. He also led Richmond with six assists and committed no turnovers in 30 minutes. Amon Dörries rounded out Richmond's double-figure scorers with a season-high 11 points and added five assists while committing no turnovers.
Richmond seized control immediately. Argabright opened the scoring with a 3-pointer before Dörries connected from deep, and Stewart turned a Temple turnover into a dunk to force an Owls timeout just 1:52 into the game. Dörries added a layup, Kaiser scored inside and Ball finished at the rim as the Spiders scored the game's first 14 points.
Temple did not make its first field goal until 7:44 had elapsed, when Jordan Marsh's layup made it 14-3. The Owls eventually pulled within seven at 19-12, but Saran converted a three-point play and Richmond gradually rebuilt its advantage. Ball scored 10 first-half points, including dunks on consecutive Richmond possessions late in the period, while the Spiders' defense held Temple to just six field goals in the opening 20 minutes. Richmond carried a 37-23 lead into halftime.
Temple made its strongest push immediately after the break. After Dörries opened the half with a dunk, Cam Scott scored five straight points to cut Richmond's advantage to 39-28 with 18:29 remaining.
The Spiders answered emphatically. Saran scored off an offensive rebound, Stewart drilled a 3-pointer, Argabright followed with a jumper and then a triple and Ball threw down a dunk to complete a 12-0 Richmond run that pushed the lead to 51-28 with 15:08 to play.
Temple used three 3-pointers to climb back within 16 at 55-39, but Richmond again responded. Ball and Will Harper III hit consecutive 3-pointers, Kaiser connected from deep and the Spiders later scored 10 straight points, capped by a Kaiser dunk, to build their largest lead of the game at 74-43 with 5:43 remaining.
Richmond's 26-point win was its largest away from the Robins Center since defeating Massachusetts 71-38 in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 7, 2023 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Spiders finished the game shooting 50.8% from the field and made nine of 21 3-point attempts while assisting on 22 of its 30 field goals. The Spiders held Temple to 29.6% shooting, including 7-of-32 from 3-point range, and outrebounded the Owls 42-33. Richmond also recorded 14 steals, giving the Spiders 44 steals through their first three games.
The victory evened Richmond's all-time series with Temple at 11-11 and gave the Spiders consecutive wins over the Owls for the first time since winning three straight meetings from 2011-12. The former Atlantic 10 rivals were meeting for the first time since Richmond defeated Temple 61-49 at the 2022 Empire Classic.
Richmond will continue its five-game stretch away from home Thursday, traveling to Southern Illinois for an 8 p.m. tipoff in Carbondale, Ill.
