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Richmond 62, La Salle 49
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
The Richmond Spiders got hot from three-point range in the second half and knocked off the LaSalle Explorers 62-49 at the Robins Center in Richmond, Va., on Saturday.
The Spiders (18-9, 8-4 Atlantic 10) won for the fourth time in five games and remain tied with Massachusetts, George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth for third place in the Atlantic 10 with four conference losses. The top four teams get a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Richmond trailed LaSalle (12-14, 4-8) 24-23 at halftime, after shooting just 25 percent from the field and going 2-for-10 from 3-point range. It was a different Spiders offense that took the court after intermission, however, going 5-for-6 from long range and pulling away down the stretch. The Spiders forced 15 turnovers and held the Explorers to 32.7 percent shooting from the field (18-55).
The Spiders were led by their bench. Forward Terry Allen scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds, while guard ShawnDre’ Jones added 10 points. Starting guard Kendall Anthony added 14, but on 4 of 15 shooting.
LaSalle lost its fifth game in a row despite getting 26 points from guard Tyreek Duren. Forward Jerrell Wright added 10 points. The rest of the Explorers combined to go 6-for-31 from the floor.
