By PAUL GOTHAM "The Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal are mine to see on clearer days." If this week is any indication of things to come, Phil Martelli's Saint Joseph's Hawks (9-2) will have a say when it comes times to deciding the Atlantic 10 crown. Isaiah Miles turned in his fourth double-double of the season as Saint Joseph's convincingly defeated Virginia Tech, 79-62 at the … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s sees for Miles and Miles…and other A-10 Splinters
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Gritty Rhode Island gets past George Washington
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN -- E.C. Matthews led three in double figures as the No. 3-seed Rhode Island Rams defeated the No. 6-seed George Washington Colonials, 71-58 in the quarter-finals of the Atlantic 10 Championship at the Barclays Center, Friday. Matthews scored 12 of his game-high 21 points in the final minutes of the game as URI pulled away from the … [Read more...] about Gritty Rhode Island gets past George Washington
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
SLU — UMass highlight the A-10’s weekend matchups
By Paul Gotham Less than a week before the Atlantic 10 takes the Barclays Center Court and plenty of questions still remain.Will Saint Louis claim the regular-season title outright? Who will finish top four? How many A-10 teams will reach the NCAA Tournament? Will Dayton get a home game in the NCAA Tournament? All this and more on tap. This weekend's games in order of … [Read more...] about SLU — UMass highlight the A-10’s weekend matchups
Spike likes #HAVOC
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY -- You don't want to go to war with the Rams. Especially when that army is adding the likes of Spike Lee. Ram Nation represents. There is no questioning it. The Black and Gold have filled the Barclays Center for the last two days as their VCU Rams have advanced to Sunday' A10 finals. The Rams got game, and nobody knows it like Spike. The … [Read more...] about Spike likes #HAVOC