It’s a battle between a mid-major program and one from a power conference as the Atlantic 10 collides with the ACC on the parquet floor in the suburbs of Beantown. The Richmond Spiders are on the road as they make the trip up the east coast to face the Boston College Eagles Wednesday night. Richmond cruised to an easy 90-48 home win over Siena in their previous contest Saturday, covering the line as a 13.5-point favorite. Boston College took down The Citadel 75-71 on the road Friday night in their previous contest, though they failed to cover the line as a 9.5-point favorite. In the all-time series between the programs, the Spiders own a 3-1 advantage, including a 64-44 triumph at home in the most recent matchup on November 30, 2019.
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Richmond hung 90 points on Siena to mark just the second time in program history that they put up at least 90 points in their first two games of the season. The Spiders improved to 2-0 on the season and look for their 28th win over a power conference program under the leadership of Chris Mooney here. Against Siena, Richmond never trailed and broke the game open with a 12-0 run in the first half that gave them a 34-17 advantage with 5:22 to play in the half. The Spiders were up 21 at the half and led by as many as 44 in the second half en route to the victory. Richmond shot 59.3% from the floor, including 10 of 18 from beyond the arc, and held Siena to 40% shooting while forcing 22 turnovers in the game. Isaiah Bigelow led the Spiders with 17 points in the win.
The Spiders are putting up an average of 91.5 points per contest this season, which puts them 37th in the nation in sco ring offense. Richmond grabs 35 rebounds per game and dishes out 18.5 assists a night. The Spiders are 66th in the nation in scoring defense as they allow 61.5 points a night. Jordan King leads the team with 22 points plus three rebounds per game this season. DeLonnie Hunt (13 points, four assists), Isaiah Bigelow (12 points) and Dji Bailey (10.5 points) are solid secondary scoring options. Jason Roche, Neal Quinn, Aidan Noyes, Tyler Harris, Mike Walz, Mikkel Tyne and Collin Tanner are solid role players for coach Chris Mooney’s team. Richmond is shooting 51.6% from the field as a team this season. The Spiders average 11.5 three-pointers a night while shooting 41.8% from beyond the arc. Richmond is above average at the free throw line as they cash in 72.3% of their attempts this season.