National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Richmond 58, Rutgers 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Where: Moon Palace Resort, Cancun
Officials: # Steve McJunkins, # Don Olson, # Pete Jazanus
Attendance: 862

Greg Robbins scored a game-high 15 points as Richmond topped Rutgers, 58-53, in the third-place game of the Riviera Division at the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, on Wednesday.

Darien Brothers added 10 points for the Spiders (4-2), who fell to Illinois in the Cancun opener on Tuesday.

The Scarlet Knights (3-3) dropped their Cancun opener to Illinois State and are battling some inconsistencies as they work three freshmen into the starting lineup.

Rutgers made it interesting in the final minute, cutting a 57-47 deficit with 37 seconds left to 57-52 seven seconds later after a pair of free throws, a steal and a 3-pointer by Austin Carroll. But Cedrick Lindsay split a pair of free throws and Carroll missed another chance from long range with under five seconds on the clock.

Richmond set a slow pace and confounded the young Scarlet Knights on the perimeter. Freshmen Eli Carter, Malick Kone and Myles Mack combined to shoot 5 of 21 for Rutgers.

The Spiders jumped out to a 17-2 lead and never trailed. The Scarlet Knights would draw as close as 33-32 early in the second half but an 11-2 run kept Richmond clear.
Top Game Performances
 
Richmond   Rutgers
Greg Robbins 15 Scoring Gilvydas Biruta 14
Josh Duinker 3 Assists Malick Kone 2
Darien Brothers 5 Rebounds Malick Kone 8
Derrick Williams 5 Free Throws Made Gilvydas Biruta 4
Greg Robbins 4 Steals Jerome Seagears 3
Darien Brothers 1 Blocks Gilvydas Biruta 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Richmond 58 38.1 7-22 19-24 10 24 2 8
Rutgers 53 35.8 2-9 13-18 5 28 3 6