A pair of schools struggling a bit will collide in the nation's capital with the Richmond Spiders (12-12, 10-13-1 ATS, 5-6 A-10) in town to take on the George Washington Colonials (11-12, 10-12-0 ATS, 5-5 A-10). Richmond beat George Washington 73-63 earlier in the season, although the game was tighter than the score would indicate. The Spiders also covered as 8.5-point favorites that night. Overall, the Spiders have won six straight over the Colonials and 13 of the last 14. Tipoff for this game is 7:00 p.m. EST in George Washington's Charles E. Smith Center.
Richmond ended a four-game losing streak when they beat Fordham 68-58 on Sunday. Their offense was on fire, hitting 50.0% of their threes and shooting 46.5% from the floor. They also got to the free-throw line a whopping 28 times. Forward Matt Grace led the team in scoring and rebounding, with a career-high 21 points and eight boards.
Matt Grace from 3?? and it's LOUD in the Robins Center.
Spiders down 1 with 7:13 to play. Grace has a game-high 15 points. #OneRichmond pic.twitter.com/Kc94j3LvIw
— Richmond Basketball (@SpiderMBB) February 5, 2023
The Spiders play at a slow tempo, ranking 291 in adjusted tempo, leading to only 68.3 points per game. Their shooting numbers are middle of the pack in the A-10, shooting 43.4% from the floor and 34.0% on threes. Those numbers rank ninth and seventh in the conference, respectively.
Their defense stouter. Richmond is holding opposing teams to 66.5 points per game on 41.9% shooting. Those both rank fourth in the A-10 this season. Opponents hit 33.2% of their threes against the Spiders.
KenPom puts Richmond at 138 in the nation this year. Bracketology has them out of the picture, so their best bet for an NCAA tournament berth is by winning the conference tournament.
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