University of Massachusets Athletics
Postgame Notes: Richmond 81, UMass 66
March 02, 2006 | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2006
Recap | Box Score | Quotes
* UMass was held without a 3-point field goal for the first time in 233 games, going 0-for-12 from the floor. The last time the Minutemen failed to make a triple was on March 13, 1998 in the NCAA Tournament loss to Saint Louis.
* It was also the first time in the 265-game coaching career for Travis Ford that his team did not make a 3-pointer.
* Stephane Lasme had two blocks to give him 103 blocks this season, tying for the third-best single-season in UMass history. He tied Marcus Camby's marks of 103 in 1994-95. Next on the list is Cambu's mark of 105 in 1993-94. Camby holds the all-time lead for a single-season with 128 in the Final Four year of 1995-96.
* Rashaun Freeman moved to 16th in career scoring with 16 points in the game. With 1,242 career points, Freeman moved past current Boston College coach Al Skinner (1,235 points in 1971-74) and Donta Bright (1,229 points in 1993-96).
* Freeman scored in double-figures for the 18th time this season and fourth game in a row.
* Stephane Lasme scored in double-figures for the 13th time this season and fourth time in the last five games with 16. It was his 18th career 10-plus game. He grabbed 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double this season.
Notes From Richmond
Spiders scored a season-high 81 points Wednesday night, just Richmond's second time scoring over 70 points this season. The Spiders had not scored over 60 points in their last eight games.
UMass came in allowing 62.9 points per game and had only allowed over 80 points twice this season against nationally ranked Boston College on Jan. 3 (91-62) and against UAB on Nov. 25 (86-77).
Richmond is 10-0 this season when it scores 58 points or more and 12-0 when they lead with five minutes to play.
Richmond snapped its eight-game losing streak that lasted through the entire month of February. The Spiders are 12-8 outside of the month of February this season.
The Spiders improved to 10-5 at home this season, marking the 15th season in the 34-year history of the Robins Center, that Richmond has won 10 or more games. The Spiders are 303-147 (.673) all-time in the building.
Wednesday night was deemed Senior Night as Jermaine Bucknor and Kevin Steenberge were honored before the game. The Spiders do have one more home game on Saturday night against St. Bonaventure, but the Richmond students will be on Spring Break.
This was the second time Richmond defeated Massachusetts on Senior Night. In 2004 the Spiders defeated the Minutemen 69-65.
Richmond improved to 5-1 all-time against UMass, including a perfect 3-0 in the Robins Center. This was the first of the six meetings to be decided by more than nine points.
Richmond held UMass without a 3-pointer (0-for-12) for the first time in 233 games dating back to March 13, 1988 against Saint Louis. It was the second time this season the Spiders held a team without a 3-pointer. Richmond held William & Mary to 0-for-9 shooting from behind the arc on Dec. 31.
The Spiders had five players reach double figures for the first time this season. It was the first time since a 78-71 win over La Salle on Jan. 26, 2005 that five Spiders reached double figures in the same game.
Sophomore Monty Sanders scored a career-high 12 points, making a career-high four field goals in five attempts. Fellow sophomore Oumar Sylla tied a career high with 12 points for the third time this season.
Senior Jermaine Bucknor made two 3-pointers, moving him into sole possession of sixth all-time on Richmond's all-time career list for 3-pointers. Bucknor has 146 treys which passes former teammate Jeff Myers, who made 145 from 2000-03. Bucknor has 62 trifectas this season, two behind his 2004-05 total which is tied for 10th on the school's single-season list.
Senior Kevin Steenberge made a 3-pointer for the seventh time in the last eight games and the 11th time in the last 13 games. He is second on the team with 25 3-pointers this season after only attempting one shot from behind the arc in his first three season at Richmond.
UMass entered the game leading the Atlantic 10 in blocks at 7.52 per game, but it was the Spiders who swatted the most shots Wednesday. Richmond blocked six shots, one short of its season high. The Minutemen only had three blocks.
Senior Kevin Steenberge had three blocks for the second-straight game. He has had at least three blocks in 14 games this season. Steenberge, who is second on Richmond's all-time career list with 151 blocks, moves into third on the school's single-season list with 68 swats this year. He needs five blocks to catch Tim Faulconer for second and nine to tie Johnathan Collins for the highest season total in Spider history.
Richmond made 21-of-32 free throws, tying a season high for makes and setting a new season high for attempts. UMass made 20-of-31 free throws as the two teams combined for 63 foul shots and 52 fouls.