By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- Like an old friend showing up at the right time, St. Bonaventure's defense held serve long enough for their offense to find its rhythm. Youssou Ndoye netted 18 and Marcus Posley added 13 as the No. 7-seed St. Bonaventure Bonnies downed the No. 10-seed Saint Joseph's Hawks, 60-49 at the Barclays Center, Thursday. With the win SBU advanced to the … [Read more...] about Second-half run carries Bona into the A-10 quarter-finals
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VCU imposes its will…late
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- For what seemed like more than a couple of fleeting moments, the improbable almost happened Thursday afternoon. Jon Severe caught the defense in a switch on a ball screen and hit a three from the top. Antwoine Anderson swiped a pass and led Mandell Thomas for a layup in the open court. Christian Sengfelder grabbed his own miss and finished. … [Read more...] about VCU imposes its will…late
La Salle escapes Donte’s inferno
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- La Salle's Explorers managed to keep in check the first two scoring options of the UMass Minutemen. It was a different threat in the UMass attack which nearly made the difference. Jordan Price led three in double figures as the No. 9-seed Explorers outlasted the No. 8-seed Minutemen, 76-69 and advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. Price netted a … [Read more...] about La Salle escapes Donte’s inferno
La Salle takes one-point edge into locker room
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- After trailing for most of the first half, La Salle scored six straight to take a 31-30 edge into halftime. Trailing by three, Cleon Roberts knocked down a pull-up jumper. On the next possession D.J. Peterson corralled an offensive rebound and kicked to Roberts who found Steve Zack in the lane for a jump hook. Roberts found Peterson underneath … [Read more...] about La Salle takes one-point edge into locker room
Duquesne outlasts Saint Louis
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- Micah Mason scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in the second half as the No. 11-seed Duquesne Dukes defeated the No. 14-seed St. Louis Billikens in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at the Barclays Center, Wednesday night. Mason connected on a pair of three-pointers early in the half while the teams traded leads. He finished … [Read more...] about Duquesne outlasts Saint Louis