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RICHMOND, Va. — UNCG's Brandon Evans scored a career-high 22 points, but Richmond shot 55 percent from the field and pulled away for an 89-63 victory over the Spartans on Tuesday afternoon in a men's basketball game at the Robins Center.

David Gonzalvez scored 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor to lead Richmond (9-3). He was one of four Spiders scorers in double figures. Kevin Anderson added 16 points and had four steals and three blocks. Richmond finished with 10 blocks and 15 steals.

Evans' quickness gave Richmond fits all afternoon and helped him top his previous high of 19 this season in a win at USC-Upstate. Evans, a redshirt junior transfer from East Carolina, was the only Spartan in double figures and also had seven rebounds and three assists.

UNCG (2-8) shot 43 percent from the floor (24-for-56), but was plagued by 20 turnovers that were converted into 26 Richmond points. The Spiders were the third straight opponent to shoot 50 percent or better against the Spartans. Richmond also was 11-of-22 from 3-point range.

UNCG outrebounded Richmond, 32-30, including 13 offensive boards. But the Spartans couldn't convert, accumulating just nine second-chance points.

"We got it to six a couple of times and we had a couple of calls go against us, and if that doesn't happen maybe it's different," said UNCG coach Mike Dement. "But they are a good team.

"It seemed like they make defensive mistakes and we make defensive mistakes. They get some open looks from those mistakes and we get open looks from their mistakes. The difference is that they knock down those shots."

Ben Stywall finished with nine points and nine rebounds for UNCG. The nine rebounds moved him into fourth place on the school's career list with 725, three more than Demetrius Cherry.

The Spartans take a break for the Christmas holiday and will return to action Dec. 28 in a 7 p.m. game against Wake Forest at the Greensboro Coliseum.

UNCG (2-8) — Stywall 4-5 1-2 9, Evans 8-15 5-6 22, Toney 3-9 0-0 8, Randall 1-8 2-2 4, Brown 1-3 0-2 2, VanDussen 3-8 2-2 8, Bone 2-3 2-4 6, Koivisto 0-0 0-0 0, Sellers 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Cole 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 12-18 63.

RICHMOND (9-3) — Harper 4-7 1-2 10, Anderson 6-11 2-2 16, Gonzalvez 9-15 4-5 25, Duinker 1-2 2-2 4, Butler 1-4 0-0 3, Brothers 1-1 2-2 5, Martel 3-3 0-0 8, Robbins 0-1 0-0 0, C.Smith 2-2 0-0 5, Garrett 0-1 0-0 0, Geriot 4-9 5-10 13, K.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-56 16-23 89.

Halftime—Richmond 40-31.
3-point goals—UNCG 3-14 (Toney 2-6, Evans 1-3, Bone 0-1, VanDussen 0-2, Randall 0-2), Richmond 11-22 (Gonzalvez 3-8, Martel 2-2, Anderson 2-3, Brothers 1-1, C.Smith 1-1, Harper 1-2, Butler 1-3, Robbins 0-1, Duinker 0-1).
Fouled out—Cole.
Rebounds—UNCG 32 (Stywall 9), Richmond 30 (Garrett, Martel 5).
Assists—UNCG 7 (Evans, Randall 3), Richmond 16 (Martel 5).
Total fouls—UNCG 16, Richmond 14.
A—na.