Allen leads Richmond over Northern Iowa 82-67

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Terry Allen scored 21 points and notched a career-high five steals, and Richmond made 52 percent of its 3-point attempts en route to an 82-67 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday night.

Allen shot 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and was one of five Richmond (5-3) players to score in double figures.

T.J. Cline and ShawnDre' Jones both had seven assists for the Spiders, who shot better than 50 percent from the field in each half and shot 30 of 56 (53.6 percent) overall.

Matt Bohannon and Paul Jesperson each went 5 of 10 from the field for Northern Iowa (5-2), scoring 14 and 13 points, respectively. Wes Washpun had 10 points and six assists.

Richmond led 76-58 with 5:58 remaining. The Spiders assisted on 23 of 30 field goals and committed just 10 turnovers.

Northern Iowa lost for the first time since defeating then-No. 1 ranked North Carolina on Nov. 21.