Spring Break
Richmond defeats men's basketball 78-75
Chris Smith
Issue date: 1/23/09 Section: Sports
01/23/09 - The University of Rhode Island men's basketball team fell to 1-3 in Atlantic 10 Conference play as the University of Richmond defeated the Rams 78-75 on Wednesday night.
Senior Kahiem Seawright led the way for the Rams shooting 5-of-9 from the floor, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Junior Ben Eaves was 6-6 from the free throw line, adding 11 points and three rebounds off the bench.
Sophomore Marquis Jones tallied 10 points, three rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Jimmy Baron was 3-9 from the floor, adding another nine points.
Rhody was held to 48.1 percent shooting for the game, but scored 24 points off the bench. Richmond shot 56.4 and outscored the Rams 42-28 inside the paint.
Richmond started off the game hot, shooting 64.3 percent in the first half. The Spiders opened up an early 8-2 lead, but the Rams responded to the opening pressure and took a 15-14 lead after Seawright converted a three-point play.
URI held a 23-22 advantage when the Spiders went on an 8-0 run to take a 30-23 lead. Richmond would open the lead to as large as 10 points and held a 46-40 advantage at the half.
In the second half Rhody battled back to slow down the Richmond offense.
"We did a good job scoring," Jimmy Baron said. "We fought back, we did a good job defending the Princeton offense."
The Rams were able to overcome an early second half deficit and took their largest lead of the game, 65-60 with 6:53 left. Richmond answered with a 5-0 run to tie it at 65 with 5:57 remaining.
Sophomore Will Martell converted a lay-up and put the rams in front 74-73 with just 1:28 on the clock. Richmond converted a lay-up on the other end to take 75-74 lead.
Seawright tied the game at 75 by hitting one out of two free throws. The Spiders hit a jump shot to take a 77-75 lead with 15 seconds left. Jones missed two free throws, but Lamonte Ulmer was able to grab the rebound giving the Rams one last chance with six seconds left. URI committed a crucial turnover and Richmond converted a free throw, sealing the victory at 78-75.
"Down the stretch they played some good defense," Jimmy Baron said. "We try to preach every single possession."
The Rams (12-7 overall, 1-3 A-10) head to George Washington University on Sunday for another A-10 conference match up.
"They're similar to us, they like to press," Jimmy Baron said. "We need to focus on our half court offense a little more."
Senior Kahiem Seawright led the way for the Rams shooting 5-of-9 from the floor, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Junior Ben Eaves was 6-6 from the free throw line, adding 11 points and three rebounds off the bench.
Sophomore Marquis Jones tallied 10 points, three rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Jimmy Baron was 3-9 from the floor, adding another nine points.
Rhody was held to 48.1 percent shooting for the game, but scored 24 points off the bench. Richmond shot 56.4 and outscored the Rams 42-28 inside the paint.
Richmond started off the game hot, shooting 64.3 percent in the first half. The Spiders opened up an early 8-2 lead, but the Rams responded to the opening pressure and took a 15-14 lead after Seawright converted a three-point play.
URI held a 23-22 advantage when the Spiders went on an 8-0 run to take a 30-23 lead. Richmond would open the lead to as large as 10 points and held a 46-40 advantage at the half.
In the second half Rhody battled back to slow down the Richmond offense.
"We did a good job scoring," Jimmy Baron said. "We fought back, we did a good job defending the Princeton offense."
The Rams were able to overcome an early second half deficit and took their largest lead of the game, 65-60 with 6:53 left. Richmond answered with a 5-0 run to tie it at 65 with 5:57 remaining.
Sophomore Will Martell converted a lay-up and put the rams in front 74-73 with just 1:28 on the clock. Richmond converted a lay-up on the other end to take 75-74 lead.
Seawright tied the game at 75 by hitting one out of two free throws. The Spiders hit a jump shot to take a 77-75 lead with 15 seconds left. Jones missed two free throws, but Lamonte Ulmer was able to grab the rebound giving the Rams one last chance with six seconds left. URI committed a crucial turnover and Richmond converted a free throw, sealing the victory at 78-75.
"Down the stretch they played some good defense," Jimmy Baron said. "We try to preach every single possession."
The Rams (12-7 overall, 1-3 A-10) head to George Washington University on Sunday for another A-10 conference match up.
"They're similar to us, they like to press," Jimmy Baron said. "We need to focus on our half court offense a little more."
