AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Chaz Williams scored 18 points and Massachusetts rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 6 minutes to defeat Richmond 70-65 Sunday in Atlantic 10 Conference action.
Trailing 63-56, Williams hit a 3-pointer with 5:52 left to spark an 11-0 run. Kendall Anthony hit two free throws with 16 seconds left - the Spiders' first points in 5:46 - to make it 67-65. Williams made two free throws 2 seconds later, then clinched the win with a foul shot with 1 second remaining.
Cady Lalanne added 12 points and Sampson Carter 10 for the Minutemen (13-5, 3-2), who led the entire first half en route to a 34-29 advantage at the break.
The Spiders took their first lead at 37-36.
Wayne Sparrow scored 13 points and Cedrick Lindsay 12 to lead Richmond (13-8, 3-3), which entered on a two-game winning streak after defeating No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth 86-74 in overtime.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Richmond (13-8) | 29 | 36 | 65 |
| Massachusetts (13-5) « | 34 | 36 | 70 |
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| Richmond Spiders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Robbins, F | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| D. Taylor, F | 23 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| A. Nelson-Ododa, C | 22 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| D. Brothers, G | 33 | 3-15 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Lindsay, G | 32 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Sparrow | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| T. Allen | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| K. Anthony | 15 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| T. Davis | 12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 20-55 | 17-22 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 65 | |
| 36.4% | 77.3% | ||||||
| Massachusetts Minutemen | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Putney, F | 25 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| S. Carter, F | 24 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Vinson, F | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| F. Riley, G | 40 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| C. Williams, G | 39 | 5-9 | 7-8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Lalanne | 24 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| M. Esho | 20 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Davis | 6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Bergantino | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-44 | 21-27 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 70 | |
| 52.3% | 77.8% | ||||||
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