RICHMOND, Va. -- Kendall Anthony hit his first two shots and thought he might be in for something special. He was right.
The 5-foot-8 guard hit his first four 3-point attempts, scored 21 points and picked up the slack when scoring leader Cedrick Lindsay was in foul trouble for Richmond, leading the Spiders to a 58-55 victory against No. 13 Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
"When I hit my first two shots, I got a lot of confidence," Anthony said after bettering his previous season-high of 19 points. "My confidence went up. I was feeling it a lot, I was in a rhythm and I was able to knock them down."
Anthony finished 8-of-14 from the field, and 4-for-6 from long range, and Lindsay made his mark when the Spiders needed it most, scoring six straight points midway through the second half and three critical free throws in the final 27 seconds.
Richmond (13-6, 3-1 Atlantic 10) won its third straight in league play, and ended UMass' six-game winning streak.
"My teammates did a great job of holding it down when I was on the bench," Lindsay said.
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