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Men’s Basketball Hosts Richmond on Saturday

Rams look to get back on track vs. Spiders

Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Hosts Richmond on Saturday

Rams look to get back on track vs. Spiders

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham's 117th varsity season, by hosting the University of Richmond Spiders in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, February 8, at 2:00 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live on the ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Mike Watts (color) on the call, and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) with Emmanuel Berbari (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (color) announcing.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 7-14 record, 1-8 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 70-56 A-10 loss at seventh-ranked Dayton last Saturday afternoon while Richmond is 16-6 overall on the year, 6-3 in the conference, and is coming off a 76-54 league win over George Washington in Richmond last Saturday.
 
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the 30th meeting between Fordham and Richmond on the hardwood. The Spiders lead the all-time series, which started in 1985, 21-8, and have won the past two match-ups, including a pair of wins last year, 72-69, on February 20 in Richmond as Grant Golden scored 16 points for the Spiders, and 52-50, in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at the Barclay Center on March 13 as Nathan Cayo netted 15 points.
 
Notes
• Sophomore guard Jalen Cobb is averaging 15.0 ppg over the past six games.
 
• The Rams are holding their opponents to an average of 61.1 ppg, tops in the Atlantic 10, while Fordham foes have shot .409 (447-1094) from the field, third among A-10 teams.
 
• Fordham is 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense.
 
• Over the past six games, 71.6% of Fordham's scoring has come from freshmen and Over the past eight games, 72.4% of Fordham's scoring has come from freshmen and sophomores (312 of 431 points).
 
• On the year, freshman and sophomores are responsible for 53.5% of Fordham's points (654 of 1222).
 
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Players Mentioned

Jalen Cobb

#2 Jalen Cobb

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Cobb

#2 Jalen Cobb

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Sophomore
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