Tu Nets 33, Xavier Thumps Richmond

Tu Holloway had a career-high
33 points in XU's win over Richmond.
Tu also now has over 1,000 points in his
college career.

By:  Cooper Ledford


The five top dogs in the Atlantic 10 are: Xavier, Duquesne, Temple, Dayton, and Richmond.  The Musketeers had already beaten Dayton and Temple, and will play the Dukes of Duquesne on the 13th of February, as for Richmond, well, they were playing them today.  Richmond was 15-6 overall, and 5-1 in A-10 play, while Xavier was 14-5 overall, and 6-0 in A-10 play.  This game was in Virginia at the Robins Center, which is a very tough place to play.  Xavier was able to pick up the win, in blow-out fashion, as they won, 85-62.  


Xavier's has many road games on their upcoming schedule, as they play 4 of their next 6 games away from the Centas Center.  Why am I saying this?  Well, because if they can win at Richmond, they should be able to win majority of the other road games.  The one place that stands out is a non-conference game, as they travel to Georgia to take on the Bulldogs on the 8th.  That could be the only road loss in the next few games.  


Anyways, back to the game, Xavier's Tu Holloway lead the way with 33 points, a career high, and also now has over 1,000 points in his college career, also, he was 3 rebounds away from a double-double, as he had 7 boards.  Holloway played a lot of the game, 37 minutes, as did Dante Jackson.


There were two other Muskies in double-digits, Kenny Frease, and Mark Lyons.  The Big Ken had 19 points, along with 6 boards, and Lyons had 14 points.  


The Spiders had 4 players in double-figures: Harper, Geriot, Anderson, and Brothers.  


A big reason why the X-Men won this game was their rebounding.  XU out-rebounded Richmond 41-25.


So, Xavier wins 85-62, and go to 15-5, 7-0 in the A-10, while Richmond falls to 16-6 and 5-2 in the A-10.  Xavier just might get into the top 25, you never know, they will at least receive a decent number of votes.  


Up next, the Musketeers will go to Charlotte, North Carolina, to take on the 49ers.  That game is Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET and you can catch it on FS Ohio.