Richmond holds off late Davidson rally for 82-80 victory (Dec 31, 2016)
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) T.J. Cline had 19 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Richmond held off Davidson's late rally for an 82-80 victory on Saturday in an Atlantic 10 opener.
The Spiders had a 17-point lead with seven minutes left, and led 79-64 with 4:22 to play. Davidson used a 15-2 run to pull to 81-79 with four seconds left. Julius Johnson made a free throw to make it 82-79, but missed his second attempt and the Wildcats' Jon Axel Gudmundsson pulled in the rebound.
Gudmundsson was then fouled with a 1.1 left. He made the first free throw, but the tip-in and comeback on his second free-throw attempt fell short.
During the stretch, Jack Gibbs scored six points and Peyton Aldridge added five for the Wildcats, and Richmond missed three field goals and four free throws.
ShawnDre' Jones had 21 points to lead Richmond (7-6, 1-0). Gibbs and Aldridge scored 21 apiece for Davidson (7-5, 0-1).
