
Hofstra hits 10 of last 11 from the floor, pulls upset of #23 Richmond, 76-71
Richmond was unable to overcome a barrage of big shots by Hofstra late in the second half, falling to the Pride 76-71 on Tuesday at the Robins Center.

Richmond was unable to overcome a barrage of big shots by Hofstra late in the second half, falling to the Pride 76-71 on Tuesday at the Robins Center.

Blake Francis scored 27 points and made four of his five shots from three-point range to push the Richmond Spiders past a feisty Loyola Chicago team, 75-73, Friday night in Indianapolis.

Richmond raced out to a 24-point halftime lead at Vanderbilt in what turned into a 78-67 win on Wednesday.

The 19th-ranked Richmond Spiders dropped their first game of the season Sunday afternoon at #11 West Virginia by a final score of 87-71.

Richmond will face Loyola-Chicago in a non-conference game Friday at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Tip time and broadcast information are still to be determined.

A previously convicted felon was sentenced Friday for possession of firearms during civil unrest in Richmond on June 12.

The hard part to the Pause College Hoops movement that seems to have sprung from Coach K’s comments after the Duke beatdown the other night is the story at the University of Richmond.

Richmond, coming back from a COVID-19 break, got double-doubles from Tyler Burton, Grant Golden, and Jacob Gilyard to key a defeat of Northern Iowa, 78-68, at Robins Center Wednesday.

Virginia Tech, after a big win over then-#3 Villanova, and Richmond, after a big win over then-#10 Kentucky, are newbies in this week’s Associated Press Top 25.

The Richmond Spiders flexed their experience edge with a big second half in Rupp Arena in what turned into a 76-64 upset of #10 Kentucky on Sunday.
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