Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 3:03 PM | 4 comments |
 

La Salle earns narrow victory
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Rodney Green made four free throws in the final 46 seconds and Tulane missed two shots in the final seconds as La Salle earned a 61-59 victory in the fifth-place game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday.

Kimmani Barrett finished with 14 points and Green had 13 for LaSalle, which went 2-1 at the tournament and improved to 3-1 overall. Green added eight rebounds.

Ruben Guillandeaux added 10 off the bench.

Green's two free throws with 46 seconds remaining pushed La Salle's lead to six, but the Green Wave would not go away, thanks to a pair of three-pointers by Kris Richard. Richard's three with 19 seconds left closed the gap to two.

The Explorers' Yves Mekongo missed a pair of free throws, giving Tulane a chance at the end. Richard missed a jumper and then Kevin Sims missed in the final second.

More in tomorrow's Daily News 

 
Posted by Daily News staff @ 3:03 PM  Permalink | 4 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:51 PM, 11/22/2009
    Mbala 0-7 at the line. Pathetic.
    — Leron
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:18 PM, 11/22/2009
    Almost as pathetic is that Aaric Murray has only attempted 4 free throws in 4 games and of those 4 he's made only 1. I know he's only a freshman but as the season moves along he needs to become more physical for LaSalle compete for an A-10 championship.
    — youpeoplehaveissues
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:48 AM, 11/23/2009
    Yves was not feeling well and should have been taken out in the second half after missing 5 free throws. Free throw shooting is one of his strengths as he made 11 of 12 in the previous game. Murray is only a freshmen. He is still getting adjusted to the college game. He will be a force when La Salle defeats Villanova on Saturday. Doctor John, PhD has some other surprises that he will hit the Wildcats with on Saturday.
    — BFlint
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:56 PM, 11/23/2009
    Hahaha, good one Flint. I'm just hoping there isn't a 40 point demoralizing blowout. As if the performance in the C-town classic isn't demoralizing enough!
    — buck nasty


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