RICHMOND, Va. - With 5.8 seconds left to play, Richmond forward Derrick Williams hit an under-the-basket layup to break an tie game and boost the Spiders to a 78-76 victory over visiting LaSalle on Wednesday night.
After taking a 40-38 lead at the half, the Explorers found themselve in a four-point deficit early in the second half. The teams played most of the half point for point, but the Spiders (13-12, 4-6 A-10) held La Salle at arm's length. As the clock ticked down to fewer than five minutes, guard Tyreek Duren netted back-to-back buckets to hand the lead back to the Explorers (17-8, 6-4 A-10).