Watch (ESPN+) |
Listen |
Live Stats |
Follow on Twitter
Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue the 2018-2019 season, Fordham's 116th varsity season, and open play at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships by facing the University of Richmond Spiders in Barclays Center on Wednesday, March 13, at 3:30 p.m.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Matt Martucci (p-b-p) and John Feinstein (color) announcing and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) with Raffaele Elia (p-b-p) and Billy Reinhardt (color) announcing.
Fordham, the 14-seed, enters the game with an 12-19 overall record, 3-15 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 72-57 A-10 loss at La Salle on Saturday afternoon while Richmond, the 11-seed, is 12-19 overall on the season, 6-12 in the conference, after a 73-69 A-10 loss to Davidson in Richmond on Saturday.
Wednesday afternoon's contest will be the 29th meeting between Fordham and Richmond on the hardwood with the Spiders leading the all-time series, which started in the 1984-85 season, 20-8. Richmond took this year's first match-up, 72-69, in Richmond on February 20 as Grant Golden scored 16 points, including the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left, while
Nick Honor led all scorers for the Rams with 23 points.
Notes
• Freshman
Nick Honor was named to the 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team on Tuesday.
• Honor is ninth in the Atlantic 10 and 15th among all NCAA Div. I freshmen, averaging 15.6 ppg.
• Honor has scored in double figures in 27 of the 31 games this year.
• Junior
Chuba Ohams, who notched a double-double in the regular season finale at La Salle with 13 points and ten rebounds, is averaging 9.3 ppg and 8.3 rpg over the last 13 games.
• The Rams lead the Atlantic 10, and are 44th in the NCAA, in turnover margin at +2.5.
• The Rams are second in the Atlantic 10 with 8.7 three-pointers made/game.
• Fordham has connected on a school-record 270 three-pointers in 2018-2109 (former school record was 264 set in 2016-2017).
