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COL BKB: Xavier 78, Richmond 76

CINCINNATI, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Terrell Holloway sank a pair of foul shots in double overtime en route to 24 points, leading Xavier to a 78-76 win over No. 24 Richmond.

Holloway's free throws gave the Musketeers (21-7, 12-2 A-10) a five-point lead with less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime frame.

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Richmond's Ryan Butler followed with a 3-point play to cut the deficit back to three, but Jason Love made 1-of-2 at the line with 13 seconds left to make it 78-76 for the Musketeers.

Jordan Crawford posted 19 points in Xavier's victory.

The Spiders (22-7, 11-3) got 18 points and nine boards from David Gonzalvez while Kevin Anderson chipped in with 17 and Justin Harper added 15 in the loss.

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