Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 4:56 PM | 9 comments |
 

St. Joe's moves on, faces Temple
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ATLANTIC CITY -- Saint Joseph’s trailed Charlotte by 13 points midway through the first half of its Atlantic 10 Tournament first-round game at Boardwalk Hall. The Hawks have given up more than a few big leads this season so there was no reason to think they could not overcome one.

When they second half began, they overcame it quickly and easily, scoring on 14 of 16 possessions and outscoring the 49ers 29-11 on their way to a 72-62 win.

St. Joe’s (17-14) will play Temple (19-11) tomorrow afternoon in the quarterfinals. It is the 11th A-10 meeting between the two schools that played for the championship Temple won last season.

St. Joe’s shot just 27.6 percent in the first half and trailed 30-23. The Hawks got to the foul line early in the second, converted just about every shot and opened up a 52-41 lead with 10:20 to go and nursed it to the wire.

Senior Tasheed Carr had 17 of his 22 points in the second half. You sort of knew the Hawks were going to win it when they trailed just 30-28 early in the second half and star Ahmad Nivins (15 points, 14 rebounds) was just 1-for-8.

St. Joe’s shot 61.9 percent in the second half and was 19-for-21 from the foul line. The Hawks shot 33 free throws to just 11 for Charlotte.

The 49ers (11-20) lost 19 regular-season games for a reason. They gave up the lead more quickly than they got it. And had no answer for a St. Joe’s team that once it got its rhythm never looked like it was going to do anything but win.

Now, St. Joe’s will have to beat a Temple team that swept the Hawks in the regular-season and has beaten them four straight. The winner plays in Friday’s A-10 semifinals.
 

To read our coverage of LaSalle's overtime loss in the quarterfinals, click here.
Posted by Dick Jerardi @ 4:56 PM  Permalink | File Under: St. Joes | 9 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:00 PM, 03/11/2009
    It's hard to lose when you shoot a plus-22 from the foul line. Sounds like the refs did Charlotte no favors.
    — tjc
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:56 PM, 03/11/2009
    I hate that Temple has to try to beat St. Joe's for the 3rd time this year / 5th overall. Streaks end eventually.
    — bobbyd24
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:38 PM, 03/11/2009
    THWND! BEAT TEMPLE!
    — PhillyPride86
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:52 PM, 03/11/2009
    Except for the Jameer Nelson years Temple has always had St Joe's number, I see no difference this year.
    — smfree31
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:10 PM, 03/11/2009
    st joes sucks! GO TU!!! beat the hawks for the third time this season
    — DrKall
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:28 PM, 03/11/2009
    GO ST. Joe's. 3rt time's the charm for them! haha
    — jme42257
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:37 PM, 03/11/2009
    DJ, was that Lavoy Allen walkin around boardwalk hall in a protective boot today? Overheard that player talkin to someone saying they hurt their foot in practice yesterday. Was wondering if you had any info on that
    — phillyphan70336
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:29 AM, 03/12/2009
    Rasheed Carr had a MONSTER game - great on the boards and 20-plus points. Going to be tough for a back-to-back performance from him, I think. Dunphy had the Owls there scounting the game - most of the team seemed to spend the the time texting on cell phones. I can see them getting caught napping. Hope not!
    — Amberjack


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