Atlantic 10 This Week
SCHEDULE Temple Wednesday vs. Fordham, 7 Saturday at Dayton, 1, ESPNU La Salle Wednesday at Saint Louis, 9, CBS College
SCHEDULE
Temple
Wednesday vs. Fordham, 7
Saturday at Dayton, 1, ESPNU
La Salle
Wednesday at Saint Louis, 9, CBS College
Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure, 4
Saint Joseph's
Sunday vs. Fordham (Izod Center), 4
GAME OF THE WEEK
Sunday
Xavier at Duquesne
(Consol Energy Center, 2)
This game will be down the street from the Palumbo Center at the Penguins' new arena. First place and perhaps the regular-season championship will be on the line in what should be a high-energy, entertaining game.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Anthony Gurley, Massachusetts
He has been in double figures in all 22 games. Has led his team in scoring 19 times.
BY THE NUMBERS
Temple has 52 Atlantic 10 Tournament wins, 22 more than any other school. UMass and St. Joe's are tied for second with 30 . . . Prior to a three-assist/three-turnover game in Duquesne's first league loss Saturday at St. Bonaventure, freshman point guard T. J. McConnell had 36 assists and four turnovers in league games . . . Richmond has shot 50 percent or better 11 times. The Spiders are 11-0 in those games . . . UMass leads the league with 524 bench points.
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW
La Salle has played 13 games decided by six points or fewer. The Explorers are 6-7 in those games. St. Bonaventure is 7-1 in such games. Xavier is 5-2.
ETC.
Duquesne came into the weekend leading the nation in assists per game and was second in steals per game.