Courtesy of SJUHawks.com
PHILADELPHIA – Isaiah Miles scored a game-high 19 points to lead four players in double figures as Saint Joseph’s defeated La Salle, 88-62, in an Atlantic 10 and Big 5 game at Hagan Arena. It was the Hawks’ third win in a row and their 10th victory in the last 11 games.
Miles grabbed eight rebounds for SJU (21-4, 10-2 A-10, 3-1 Big 5) while James Demery made 7-of-9 shots to tie his career-high with 17 points off the bench. DeAndre Bembry had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists and Aaron Brown scored 11 points for the Hawks.
La Salle was led by Cleon Roberts with 17 points while Karl Harris scored 12 for the Explorers (5-18; 1-11 A-10; 0-4 Big 5).
The Hawks scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back, running up a 27-11 lead in the first 12 minutes as Bembry had 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting. A jumper by Papa Ndao gave SJU its biggest lead of the half, 31-17 with 4:51 to play.
Trailing 36-20, La Salle cut its deficit to 38-27 with 51 seconds to go in the half, but SJU took a 40-27 lead into halftime.
The Hawks continued to roll in the second half, and built their margin to 20, 53-33, on one of Miles’ three three-pointers at 14:41.
Leading 62-42, the Hawks went on an 11-2 run, which featured consecutive dunks by Brown and a jumper by Demery to increase the margin to 73-44 with 7:57 to play. Saint Joseph’s biggest lead of the game, 79-49, came with 5:07 remaining on a dunk by Demery with the assist from Lamarr Kimble.
Saint Joseph’s connected on 51.7 percent from the field in the game, while La Salle hit 35 percent, with 13 of their 21 field goals coming from three-point range.
The Hawks’ 21 victories are the most through 25 games since the 2003-04 team went undefeated (27-0) during the regular season.
Saint Joseph’s returns to action on Wednesday, February 17 when it hosts #19/17 Dayton at Hagan Arena.
OTHER GAMES IN THE ATLANTIC 10
George Mason 60 Davidson 59
FAIRFAX, Va. – With 1.9 seconds left on the game clock and trailing by one point, Jalen Jenkinsgrabbed the offensive rebound and converted the put back to give George Mason men’s basketball a 60-59 victory over Davidson on Homecoming. Jenkins finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and one assist on the evening. READ MORE.
Video courtesy of George Mason Athletics.
Richmond 71 Fordham 67
Down nine with five minutes remaining, Richmond buckled up defensively and huge plays from redshirt freshman Khwan Fore and senior Trey Davis sparked the Spiders rally en route to the victory. READ MORE.
VCU 85 Saint Louis 52
VCU hit nine 3-pointers and senior Korey Billbury scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half as the Rams rolled past Saint Louis Saturday at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. READ MORE.
Video Courtesy of VCU Athletics.
St. Bonaventure 64 George Washington 57
After being held scoreless in the first half, Jaylen Adams led the Bonnies in the second half with a team-high 19 points. He was 3-3 from three-point range and 7-10 from the field. READ MORE.
Video Courtesy of St. Bonaventure Athletics.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Dayton 68 Rhode Island 66
Darrell Davis finished with 11 points, while Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers with 17 points and nine rebounds.Scoochie Smith added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. READ MORE.
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