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
Derrick Gordon
Hinds connects as UMass nips St. Bonaventure
By Paul Gotham OLEAN, N.Y. -- Jabarie Hinds connected on a late three-pointer as the UMass Minutemen erased a six-point second half deficit en route to a 55-53 victory over St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 conference action at the Reilly Center, Wednesday night. The redshirt junior hit his only three-pointer of the evening with eight seconds remaining on the clock and … [Read more...] about Hinds connects as UMass nips St. Bonaventure
Gordon provides valuable piece to the puzzle for No. 19 UMass
By Paul Gotham Derrick Gordon grabbed headlines recently. The redshirt sophomore’s putback gave Derek Kellogg’s then No. 22 UMass Minutemen a 69-67 victory over rival Providence. Gordon's bucket with 1.1 seconds left in overtime lifted UMass to consecutive last-second victories over the Friars. The attention was overdue for a player who Kellogg insists is a key piece … [Read more...] about Gordon provides valuable piece to the puzzle for No. 19 UMass