The second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament continues on Wednesday afternoon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as the 12th-seeded Richmond Spiders battle fifth-seeded George Mason. Richmond advanced to the second round after a one-sided win over UMass in round one. George Mason gets set to do battle are a bye in the first round thanks to a 12-7 record in the conference this season. The opening tap is scheduled for 2:00 PM EST.
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The Richmond Spiders came out ready to go in their round-one matchup with UMass on Tuesday afternoon. The Spiders rolled to an easy 71-38 victory to advance to the A-10 second round. Richmond's defense stifled the Minutemen, holding them to just 24% shooting from the field overall. Tyler Burton led Richmond with 28 points in the win. Richmond has not had the same kind of success against George Mason this season, going 0-2 in the two matchups. The Spiders lost the first game 62-58 on the road. They were outscored 38-20 in the paint. In the second game, Richmond also fell by two, this time at home. Once again, the Spiders were dominated on the interior, outscored 36-22 in the paint. Tyler Burton led Richmond with an average of 19 points in the two games.
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— Richmond Bask etball (@SpiderMBB) March 7, 2023
Richmond finished the A-10 season 11th in scoring offense and failed to average 60 points in the two games against George Mason. The Spiders are ninth in field goal percentage and just 10th in 3pt shooting. They finished 8-of-22 in the first round from beyond the arc. Richmond finished sixth in scoring defense and ninth in opponent's field goal percentage. Richmond was second in the A-10 in fewest turnovers per game and averaged 10 in the two games with George Mason. They were third in total rebounding.
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