SLU slips to 8-15 with 67-53 loss to Richmond

By foxsports
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ST. LOUIS -- T.J. Cline had 18 points, Terry Allen added 15 and Richmond used a strong second half to get past Saint Louis 67-53 on Wednesday night.

The Spiders (13-10, 5-6 Atlantic 10) opened the second half with a 13-1 run, stretching a one-point halftime lead to 45-32. ShawnDre' Jones added 10 points for Richmond, which led by double digits the rest of the way.

Aaron Hines and Mike Crawford had the only field goals for Billikens (8-15, 3-8) in the first 13:34 of the second half.

Saint Louis was 2 of 16 from the field and trailed by 58-40 before Miles Reynolds made the first of three straight field-goal attempts with 6:26 left.

Reynolds scored all nine of his points while the Billikens made six of their last 10 shots, but it was too late to challenge the Spiders. Ash Yacoubou scored 10.