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March Madness 2022: Richmond upsets Iowa in first-round stunner
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No. 12 Richmond upset No. 5 Iowa within the first spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event on Thursday, 67-63.
It’s the primary time the Spiders moved to the Spherical of 32 since 2011. Richmond made the regional semifinal as a No. 12 seed in that event and discover themselves inching towards that course as soon as once more.
Richmond’s Jacob Gilyard (0) celebrates after teammate Nathan Cayo scored within the second half of a school basketball recreation in opposition to the Iowa in the course of the first spherical of the NCAA males’s event, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.
(AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
Richmond wanted to win the Atlantic 10 Convention Event to get the automated bid and had been an underdog coming into the sport in opposition to Iowa. The Hawkeyes had been a favourite to go deep into the event, having received 12 out of their final 14 video games together with the Huge Ten Convention Event.
The officiating got here into query towards the top of the sport.
Richmond’s Nick Sherod (5) celebrates with teammates within the second half of a school basketball recreation in opposition to the Iowa in the course of the first spherical of the NCAA males’s event Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.
(AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
Iowa ahead Kris Murray gave the impression to be fouled on a three-point shot. The decision could have altered the best way the sport performed out for each groups.
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Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard led Richmond with 24 factors. He was certainly one of three Spiders gamers who reached in double figures in scoring. He added six rebound and 6 assists to his stat line.
Tyler Burton and Nathan Cayo gave an enormous hand to Richmond’s scoring effort. Burton completed the sport with 18 factors, 11 rebounds and three steals. Cayo had 15 factors and two rebounds.
Two Iowa gamers had been in double figures — Keegan Murray and Patrick McCaffrey. Murray scored 21 factors and had 9 rebounds. McCaffrey had 18 factors and was 4-for-7 from three-point vary.
Richmond’s Nathan Cayo (4) drives previous Iowa’s Keegan Murray (15) within the second half of a school basketball recreation in the course of the first spherical of the NCAA males’s event, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.
(AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
Richmond will play No. 4 Windfall on Saturday. The Friars defeated No. 13 South Dakota State in first spherical.