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Richmond 68 St Louis 66 - Spiders Defense Stops Billikens

Richmond (19-10, 10-6 A-10) celebrated Senior Night with a come from behind 68-66 victory over St. Louis (19-10, 10-6 A-10). Trailing 43-33 at the half the Spiders held the Billikens to 23 points in the 2nd half. STL shot only 27% from the field and were 0-8 from 3FT range. After scoring 32 of their 43 first half points in the paint Richmond held St. Louis to just 12 in the 2nd half. The Spiders were led by "Super Seniors" Jacob Gilyard with 15 points and Nick Sherod with 13 points, but it was Tyler Burton who made sure the Senior Night celebration continued with 23 points and 10 rebounds on the night. Richmond honored 6 "Super Seniors" (six or five seasons) and 3 four year seniors in a ceremony prior to the game.