Richmond moves on to Sweet 16 with win over Morehead State

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	Richmond moves on to Sweet 16 with win over Morehead State


	Richmond forward Justin Harper (32) has his shot blocked by Morehead State center Kenneth Faried (35) while defended by Morehead State forward Drew Kelly (00) in the second half of a Southwest region third-round NCAA tournament game on Saturday in Denver. View Larger

DENVER (AP) — Richmond plays the role of favorite pretty well, too. The program, which made its name by bouncing everyone from Barkley to Boeheim out of the tournament over the decades in a string of upsets, defeated No. 13 seed Morehead State 65-48 on Saturday to advance to the round of 16 for the first time since 1988. As the better seed and a four-point favorite, this was one the 12th-seeded Spiders were “supposed” ...

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