RICHMOND, VA – The Panther men’s basketball team fell to #19 Richmond 78-68 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Panthers led the Spiders at halftime 33-31. Tywhon Pickford came off the bench for the first time this season and scored 9 points and hauled in 6 rebounds in the first half. James Betz also came in off the bench and went 3-4 from the field to add 6 first-half points.
UNI was up 10 with 3:59 remaining in the first half following an 11-point run, the Spiders went on a run of their own and closed the lead to 2 before the break. The Panthers shot 39.4% (13-33) from the floor while going 1-11 from beyond the arc. The Spiders were led by Grant Golden in the first half, scoring 10 points with 8 rebounds.
Austin Phyfe suffered a minor ankle injury in the first half but managed to return to the game and finish with 12 second-half points. Trae Berhow added 8 second-half points to finish with 13 for the game.
UNI shot 44.3% (27-61) from the field for the game and knocked down just 3 three-point shots. The Panthers were outrebounded 39-33 but won the turnover battle 10-13. The game saw 8 lead changes.
THE PANTHERS
Tywhon Pickford led the Panthers in scored and rebounding, finishing with 16 points (6-10), and 8 rebounds.
Austin Phyfe went 6-11 from the field for 15 points.
The Panthers scored 42 points in the paint.
The Panthers scored 27 points off the bench.
UNI led the game for 13:38
UNI trailed the game 24:56
THE SPIDERS
Tyler Burton scored a team-high 21 points going 7-9 from the field and 3-5 from beyond the arc while hauling in 13 rebounds.
Grant Golden added 17 points going 8-18 from the field.
Richmond shot 54.8% from the field (29-59).
Richmond made 40 points in the paint.
Richmond scored 6 points from the bench.
UP NEXT
The Panthers, now 1-4 on the season, will host the 0-4 Phoenix of Green Bay on Saturday, December 12. The Panthers and Phoenix will tip off in the McLeod Center at 11 am. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The UNI women’s basketball team will play following the men’s game at 3 PM.
