By Paul Casey Gotham ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – What took more than 30 minutes to build nearly dissolved in a matter of moments. It was in that latter sequence when the St. Bonaventure Bonnies showed their resolve. Demitrius Conger notched a double-double leading all scorers with 22 as St. Bonaventure withstood a late rally to defeat the UMass Minutemen, 84-80 and advance to … [Read more...] about Bona weathers storm and advances to A-10 championship game
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A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: Xavier vs. St. Louis
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Four remain. A spot in Sunday's final is on the line. Pickin' Splinters is court side with news, notes, updates and analysis. Grab a seat on the Pine and join in the discussion. #2St. Louis and #3 Xavier decide Sunday's final participant. Xavier leads the all-time series 28-14, including a 7-5 advantage in A-10 play. The two teams played the … [Read more...] about A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: Xavier vs. St. Louis
A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: UMass vs. St. Bonaventure
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Four remain. A spot in Sunday's final is on the line. Pickin' Splinters is court side with news, notes, updates and analysis. Grab a seat on the Pine and join in the discussion. #4 St. Bonaventure and #8 UMass tip off Saturday's semi-finals. Jesse Morgan scored 21 points and Chaz Williams had 20 to lead Massachusetts to a 77-71 win over Temple (No. 24 … [Read more...] about A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: UMass vs. St. Bonaventure
Balanced scoring paces Billikens at A-10 Tourney
Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Saint Louis sophomore guard Mike McCall Jr. scored 16 points and junior guard Kwamain Mitchell had 15 to lead the Billikens to a 78-71 win over La Salle Friday night to advance to the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinals. Senior forward Brian Conklin scored 14 points and sophomore guard … [Read more...] about Balanced scoring paces Billikens at A-10 Tourney
UMass knocks off top-seeded Temple to advance to A-10 semifinals, 77-71
Courtesy of UMassathletics.com. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A pair of command performances from Chaz Williams and Jesse Morgan led the UMass men's basketball team to a 77-71 upset of top-seeded No. 21 Temple on Tuesday afternoon in the opening game of the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals at Boardwalk Hall. The win advances UMass (22-10) to the A-10 Semifinals against the winner of Saint … [Read more...] about UMass knocks off top-seeded Temple to advance to A-10 semifinals, 77-71