Burton scores 29, Richmond downs Bucknell 81-71

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tyler Burton scored 29 points and Richmond beat Bucknell 81-71 on Wednesday night.

Burton had five rebounds for the Spiders (6-6). Matt Grace scored 20 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Jason Nelson finished with 12 points.

Xander Rice led the Bison (7-5) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and four assists. Elvin Edmonds IV added 13 points for Bucknell. Andre Screen also recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.

Richmond led 41-25 at the half, with Burton scoring 12 points. He added 17 points in the second half.

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