Richmond beats NC State for 1st time in program history
AP
Dec 17, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Grant Golden scored 19 points, Jacob Gilyard had 13 points and 10 assists for the senior's fourth career double-double, and Richmond Spiders won its fourth straight in beating N.C. State 83-74 at the Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout on Friday night.
Richmond (7-4) beat N.C. State for the first time in program history, moving to 1-5.
Gilyard cut to the rim and finished a nice pass from Nathan Cayo to extend Richmond's lead to 76-71 with 1:20 left. Gilyard added two free throws at 58.3 to make it 78-73. N.C. State went 1 of 2 at the line and Richmond did the same at the other end with 36.4 left.
N.C. State missed a long 3-pointer, but got the offensive rebound and Matt Grace made a key block of Dereon Seabron's shot under the basket. Gilyard made it a three-possession lead with two free throws.
Tyler Burton added 16 points with 8 rebounds for Richmond. Nathan Cayo scored all 14 of his points in the first half, doubling his season average.
The difference came at the free-throw line. Richmond entered ranked last in the Atlantic 10 Conference in free-throw percentage at 63%, and made 14 of 18 (78%) while N.C. State was 21 of 34 (62%).
N.C. State made its first five 3-pointers before going 2 of 15 the rest of the way.
Seabron had 21 points and 13 rebounds for N.C. State (7-4), his seventh double-double of the season. Terquavion Smith added 18 points and 9 of 10 free throws. Cam Hayes scored 16 points.
Seabron reached 20 points for the fifth time this season, pulling N.C. State within 72-70. He also grabbed an offensive rebound on the possession. Richmond answered at the other end on Golden's basket in the lane for a four-point lead, and Seabron missed two free throws on the next possession.
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1st Half
RICH
Spiders
39
NCST
Wolfpack
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Grant Golden vs. Ebenezer Dowuona (Jericole Hellems gains possession)
19:44
Nathan Cayo blocks Jericole Hellems's two point layup
19:42
Jacob Gilyard defensive rebound
19:19
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup
19:19
Spiders offensive rebound
19:19
Jacob Gilyard misses three point jump shot
19:17
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
19:04
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
19:02
Grant Golden defensive rebound
18:55
Tyler Burton misses two point layup
18:53
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
18:44
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot
0-3
18:22
+2
Nathan Cayo makes two point layup
2-3
18:02
+3
Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
2-6
17:43
Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Grant Golden draws the foul)
17:41
+2
Grant Golden makes two point layup (Jacob Gilyard assists)
4-6
17:23
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
4-8
17:08
+2
Grant Golden makes two point layup
6-8
16:48
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
16:46
Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
16:41
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
6-10
16:26
+2
Grant Golden makes two point layup
8-10
16:26
Cam Hayes shooting foul (Grant Golden draws the foul)
16:26
+1
Grant Golden makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-10
16:08
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
16:06
Isaiah Wilson defensive rebound
15:56
+2
Jacob Gilyard makes two point layup (Grant Golden assists)
11-10
15:27
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Gibson assists)
11-13
15:01
Nathan Cayo misses two point layup
14:59
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
14:53
+2
Jaylon Gibson makes two point layup (Dereon Seabron assists)
11-15
14:42
+2
Nathan Cayo makes two point layup (Jacob Gilyard assists)
13-15
14:36
Grant Golden personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
14:36
TV timeout
14:36
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-16
14:36
+1
Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-17
14:08
+2
Nathan Cayo makes two point layup
15-17
13:48
+3
Dereon Seabron makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)
15-20
13:12
Connor Crabtree misses three point jump shot
13:10
Matt Grace offensive rebound
13:03
Jacob Gilyard misses three point jump shot
13:01
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
12:57
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot
15-23
12:34
+2
Matt Grace makes two point layup
17-23
12:22
Dereon Seabron turnover (bad pass)
11:58
+2
Tyler Burton makes two point jump shot
19-23
11:37
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
11:35
Jacob Gilyard defensive rebound
11:32
+2
Dji Bailey makes two point layup (Jacob Gilyard assists)
21-23
11:32
TV timeout
11:06
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
11:04
Grant Golden defensive rebound
10:45
Grant Golden turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Allen steals)
10:41
Dji Bailey personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
10:32
Dji Bailey personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
10:32
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-24
10:32
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-25
10:12
Nick Sherod misses three point jump shot
10:10
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
10:05
Nick Sherod shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
10:05
Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:05
Grant Golden defensive rebound
10:05
Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:05
Grant Golden defensive rebound
9:48
+2
Nathan Cayo makes two point layup (Grant Golden assists)
23-25
9:25
Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
9:23
Isaiah Wilson defensive rebound
9:13
Grant Golden misses three point jump shot
9:11
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
9:01
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point floating jump shot
23-27
8:45
Casey Morsell personal foul (Isaiah Wilson draws the foul)
8:42
Isaiah Wilson turnover (lost ball)
8:28
Dereon Seabron misses two point jump shot
8:26
Grant Golden defensive rebound
8:11
Grant Golden misses two point layup
8:09
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
7:55
Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Gilyard steals)
7:48
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Nathan Cayo's two point dunk
7:46
Spiders offensive rebound
7:45
TV timeout
7:29
Jacob Gilyard turnover (traveling)
7:17
Dereon Seabron misses two point jump shot
7:15
Matt Grace defensive rebound
6:59
+2
Tyler Burton makes two point layup (Matt Grace assists)
25-27
6:42
Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Matt Grace steals)
6:35
Tyler Burton misses two point layup
6:33
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
6:28
Matt Grace blocks Dereon Seabron's two point layup
6:26
Wolfpack offensive rebound
6:23
+2
Jericole Hellems makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)
25-29
6:14
Jacob Gilyard turnover (out of bounds)
6:01
Cam Hayes misses two point layup
5:59
Tyler Burton defensive rebound
5:49
+2
Nathan Cayo makes two point layup (Jacob Gilyard assists)
27-29
5:33
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
5:31
Jacob Gilyard defensive rebound
5:22
Andre Gustavson misses two point layup
5:20
Nathan Cayo offensive rebound
5:16
Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
5:14
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
5:08
Tyler Burton personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
