National Basketball Association
West Virginia 67, Richmond 59
When: 5:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 26, 2015
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Louis Andrakakos, # Tim Kelly, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
611
By The Sports Xchange
Forward Devin Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds to carry West Virginia to a 67-59 victory over Richmond on Thursday in the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.
The Mountaineers have won five consecutive games to open the season. Williams made 9 of 11 shots from the field
Guard Jevon Carter had 13 points despite making just 3 of 12 shots from the floor for West Virginia, which never trailed.
Richmond pulled within two points with 5:52 left, but West Virginia held on with help from its defense, which limited the Spiders to 37.5 percent shooting (18 of 48) from the field and 12.5 percent from 3-point range (2 of 16).
Forward Terry Allen scored 20 points and guard ShawnDre'Jones had 15 to lead Richmond.
Top Game Performances
| Richmond |
|
West Virginia |
|
Terry Allen 20 |
Scoring |
Devin Williams 23 |
|
Trey Davis 3 |
Assists |
Esa Ahmad 3 |
|
Terry Allen 6 |
Rebounds |
Devin Williams 12 |
|
Terry Allen 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Esa Ahmad 6 |
|
Terry Allen 2 |
Steals |
Esa Ahmad 2 |
|
T.J. Cline 1 |
Blocks |
Elijah Macon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Richmond
|
59 |
39.1 |
2-15 |
21-35 |
9 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
| West Virginia
|
67 |
43.8 |
2-13 |
23-32 |
10 |
30 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
