Men's basketball: Richmond Spiders host Southern Virginia on Thursday night at the Robins Center

The Richmond Spiders return to the Robins Center on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, to face the Southern Virginia Knights. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET, and the game streams on ESPN+.

Spiders open at 1-0

Richmond is 1-0 on the season, and the win came at home. The Spiders beat UNC Asheville 100-77 on Monday, Nov. 2, a 23-point margin.

The Spiders' season leaders through that opener: Dominick Stewart leads the team in points at 29.0, Derin Saran in assists at 8.0 and Amon Dorries in rebounds at 6.0.

Before that opener, Richmond's last four games of the previous season were all losses. The Spiders lost 69-66 at Loyola Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, then 65-60 to Dayton at home on Tuesday, Mar. 3. They lost 79-77 at Duquesne on Saturday, Mar. 7, and 75-67 to Loyola Chicago at home on Wednesday, Mar. 11.

Knights come to Richmond

Southern Virginia has no record listed yet this season. Its most recent games in the available results all came in earlier seasons, and all were losses on the road. The Knights lost 108-52 at Norfolk State on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, 96-50 at Radford on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, and 82-57 at Coastal Carolina on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

The two teams met at the Robins Center a year ago, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Richmond won 84-56. Southern Virginia's next game after that was a 105-46 loss at South Carolina Upstate on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Game details

The game is at the Robins Center in Richmond, Va., and is not at a neutral site. Richmond has no injuries listed heading into the game.