Richmond Spiders at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 61
Cayo's first double-double spurs Richmond to 69-61 win
Blake Francis had 13 points for Richmond (12-3, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) as did Nick Sherod, who added five assists. Grant Golden scored 10 points with nine rebounds. Jacob Gilyard made two steals, tying him with Greg Beckwith at 227 for the most in Spiders history.
West Virginia took the lead for good midway through the first half and enjoyed a double-digit lead for most of the second with the Rams getting within seven with 7:18 remaining.
Rhode Island scored just 19 points in the first half, a season low for the team, and trailed by 11 at the break.
Tyrese Martin had 17 points for the Rams (8-5, 0-1). Jeff Dowtin added 13 points and Jacob Toppin 12. Fatts Russell, who came in as the A-10 leader at 20.3 points per game, made just 1 of 12 shots for three points.
Richmond has its best record through 15 games since 1987-88 (also 12-3) and beat Rhode Island on the road for the first time since 2012.
Richmond matches up against Saint Louis at home on Saturday. Rhode Island plays Davidson at home on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Fatts Russell Steal. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Blake Francis Turnover. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jeff Dowtin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin. | 69 - 61 |
Statistics
 RICH |
 URI |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 23-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 5-8 | FT | 11-17 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 5,325 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |