University of Richmond
BELMONT
Spider Men's Basketball Beats Belmont, 69-61
11/12/2013 | Men's Basketball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – Sophomore Terry Allen led three Spiders in double-figures as Richmond defeated Belmont, 69-61, at the Robins Center on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Tipoff.
With the win over the Bruins, Richmond improved to 2-0 on the season entering Saturday's showdown with Minnesota of the Big Ten. The Spiders have now won 39 of the last 44 non-conference home games.
Allen finished with a game-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting to lead the way for Richmond. He is averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first two games.
Senior Cedrick Lindsay had 15 points and five assists and three steals for the Spiders. Lindsay is averaging a team-high 17.5 points per game through two contests.
Junior Kendall Anthony chipped in 14 while Trey Davis had five points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
Sophomore Wayne Sparrow had scored nine points as Richmond improved to 17-1 at home over the last two seasons, including a 2-0 in the New Robins Center, which underwent a $17 million renovation in the offseason.
Belmont (1-1), who has played in six of the last eight NCAA Tournaments, had scored 87 points in the season opener. Richmond held the Bruins to 61 points and held Belmont leading-scorer J.J. Mann, who had 21 points in the season opener, to four points on 2-of-11 shooting.
"Belmont is a tough team to defend," Richmond head coach Chris Mooney said. "They are always moving and shoot the ball well. I didn't expect that we would be able to hold them to 61 points."
Richmond improved to 15-2 in regular-season tournament play over the last five years. The Spiders take a game off from the Hall of Fame Tipoff, hosting Minnesota on Saturday at 7 p.m. It will mark the first time that Richmond has hosted a Big Ten opponent.
The Spiders' four-game homestand concludes with a match-up with Hofstra in the Hall of Fame Tipoff on Tuesday in the Robins Center, before heading to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville, Conn. To play North Carolina on Nov. 23.
