Richmond Outlasts Southern Illinois in Overtime Thriller
RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Richmond overcame a second-half deficit to force overtime and defeated Southern Illinois 93-84 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at Robins Center.
The Spiders (9-1) outscored the Salukis 19-10 in the extra period after rallying late in regulation. Richmond’s Aiden Argabright, a local guard, led all scorers with 18 points. Rolyns Aligbe paced Southern Illinois (6-5) with 19 points.
Southern Illinois led 74-71 late before Richmond tied it to force overtime. The Spiders then dominated the extra session. Richmond shot 50% from the field while holding Southern Illinois to 39% shooting. Attendance was 4,539.