2008 Woodie Awards
Marist overcomes 14-point deficit to defeat Richmond
Joseph Ferrary
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Sports
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The Marist men's basketball team extended its winning streak to three games, defeating the University of Richmond Spiders 80-73 in overtime on Saturday night in Richmond, VA.
With the win, the Red Foxes improved their record to 6-2 while Richmond fell to 3-3.
Senior guards Jared Jordan and Will Whittington scored a game-high 30 points a piece for the Red Foxes. Both players finished the game eight-for-18 from the field.
All of Whittington's baskets came via the three-pointer. Jordan led Marist with eight assists and secured seven rebounds to tie senior center James Smith.
Richmond was led by freshman center Dan Geriot who tallied 18 points while red-shirt freshman Ryan Butler tied a career high with 16 points for the Spiders.
In the first half, neither team led by more than five points as good defense and poor shooting were two themes of the first half. The Red Foxes only shot 28.6 per cent from the field while the Spiders shot 35.7 per cent from the floor.
After a see-saw first half, the Red Foxes found themselves down only three points, 27-24, going into break. At halftime, Jordan led the Red Foxes with 13 points.
Head Coach Matt Brady said he was not concerned with his team's offensive output in the first half.
"Everyone talks about how they are a great offensive team," Brady said. "But they are a great defensive team. At the half I just told the guys to put the ball in the lane, and I knew that both teams would score more points in the second half."
Coming out of half time, the Red Foxes offensive woes continued as the Spiders built a 14-point lead, 53-39, with only 10:08 remaining in the second half.
With his team down 14 points, Coach Brady was not worried about the outcome of the game.
"I thought that we might come back from this deficit," Brady said. "When we watched film on Richmond, we saw that they had a tendency to build big leads and not to put teams away. They are a young team."
With the win, the Red Foxes improved their record to 6-2 while Richmond fell to 3-3.
Senior guards Jared Jordan and Will Whittington scored a game-high 30 points a piece for the Red Foxes. Both players finished the game eight-for-18 from the field.
All of Whittington's baskets came via the three-pointer. Jordan led Marist with eight assists and secured seven rebounds to tie senior center James Smith.
Richmond was led by freshman center Dan Geriot who tallied 18 points while red-shirt freshman Ryan Butler tied a career high with 16 points for the Spiders.
In the first half, neither team led by more than five points as good defense and poor shooting were two themes of the first half. The Red Foxes only shot 28.6 per cent from the field while the Spiders shot 35.7 per cent from the floor.
After a see-saw first half, the Red Foxes found themselves down only three points, 27-24, going into break. At halftime, Jordan led the Red Foxes with 13 points.
Head Coach Matt Brady said he was not concerned with his team's offensive output in the first half.
"Everyone talks about how they are a great offensive team," Brady said. "But they are a great defensive team. At the half I just told the guys to put the ball in the lane, and I knew that both teams would score more points in the second half."
Coming out of half time, the Red Foxes offensive woes continued as the Spiders built a 14-point lead, 53-39, with only 10:08 remaining in the second half.
With his team down 14 points, Coach Brady was not worried about the outcome of the game.
"I thought that we might come back from this deficit," Brady said. "When we watched film on Richmond, we saw that they had a tendency to build big leads and not to put teams away. They are a young team."
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