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Richmond leads Rhode Island past Northwestern

The Columbian
Published: March 18, 2010, 12:00am

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Akeem Richmond scored 14 of his 16 points during a big first-half run as Rhode Island defeated Northwestern 76-64 on Wednesday night in an NIT opener.

The Rams (24-9) will host a second-round game against the winner of the game between Nevada and Wichita State later Wednesday.

Michael Thompson led the Wildcats (20-14) with 24 points, while Northwestern’s leading scorer, John Shurna, was held to 15 — 3.3 below his season average.

Northwestern led 22-20 when Richmond scored 14 consecutive points for Rhode Island in a span of 3:07 which helped give the Rams a 34-28 lead.

Richmond connected on all four of his 3-pointers during the run.

Rhode Island’s Orion Outerbridge converted a three-point play with 1:04 left in the half to give Rhode Island a 37-30 lead at intermission.

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