No. 12 Richmond’s experience too much in 67-63 over Iowa

Jacob Gilyard scored 24 factors, Tyler Burton added 18 factors and 11 rebounds, and No. 12 seed Richmond leaned on its expertise to defeat Large Ten event champ Iowa 67-63 within the first spherical of the NCAA Match on Thursday.

Nathan Cayo additionally had 15 factors, together with a few massive baskets down the stretch, because the Atlantic 10 Match champ Spiders (24-12) improved their NCAA tourney report in opposition to fifth-seeded groups to 4-0. They are going to face the Midwest Area’s No. 4 seed, Windfall, after the Friars defeated South Dakota State earlier within the day

Keegan Murray scored 21 factors and Patrick McCaffery added 18 for the Hawkeyes (26-10), who had been unable to hold over the momentum of profitable 4 instances in 4 days on the Large Ten event final weekend. In profitable the title with a 75-66 win over Purdue on Sunday, Iowa set convention event information with 123 subject targets and 351 factors.

The Hawkeye’s fourth-best offense nationally, which entered the NCAA Match averaging 83.8 factors, was held to its third-lowest whole of the yr and worst manufacturing since a 48-46 loss at Rutgers on Jan. 19.

The Spiders are making their tenth event look and first since 2011, once they reached the Candy 16 as — you guessed it — the No. 12 seed.

Led by sixth-year senior Grant Golden, Richmond’s 20-player roster is made up of 5 fifth-year graduate seniors — Gilyard is considered one of them — and three fourth-year seniors. And that skilled confirmed down the stretch, when Gilyard sealed the victory by hitting all 4 of his free-throw makes an attempt within the closing 16 seconds.

After the groups traded the lead seven instances, the Spiders by no means trailed after Golden laid in an inbounds go from Gilyard to place Richmond forward 40-39 with 14:33 remaining. It was Golden’s first basket after lacking his first 9 makes an attempt.

NO CALL?

Iowa took difficulty with what might effectively have been a missed foul name when Richmond’s Matt Grace appeared to foul Kris Murray on a 3-point try with a couple of minute remaining and the Spiders up 60-57. Grace was credited with a block on the play, however replays confirmed he clearly hit Murray’s elbow. Cayo accomplished a three-point play on the different finish.

CHILLY FIRST HALF

Iowa went 1 of 13 from past the 3-point arc in a cold-shooting first half during which the groups mixed 3 of twenty-two; the Hawks completed 6 of 29 from past the arc. The primary half featured six lead adjustments with neither group main by greater than 4.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa has had a few tough stays on the NCAA Match. The Hawkeyes, the fourth group to win 4 video games in 4 days to say the Large Ten tourney title, had been the No. 2 seed final yr when nationwide participant of the yr Luka Garza and the Hawkeyes had been eradicated by Oregon within the second spherical.

Richmond’s six graduate seniors — together with two walk-ons — elected to return for his or her COVID-19 eligible season two years after Richmond’s event hopes had been dashed when the pandemic canceled the 2020 event. The Spiders had been 24-7 that yr however went 14-9 and missed the tourney final season.

UP NEXT

Richmond advances to a second-round recreation Saturday in opposition to Windfall.

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