KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Interstat) — The Richmond Spiders defeated the Charlotte 49ers 71-66 in a men’s NCAA basketball game Friday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Richmond built a 32-26 halftime lead and withstood a second-half push from Charlotte to secure the win. Ben Bradford led all scorers with 18 points for Charlotte. AJ Lopez scored 17 points for the Spiders, who improved to 6-1. Jonathan Beagle added 10 rebounds for Richmond. Charlotte fell to 3-5 with the loss.