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Sunday, November 22, 2009
La Salle earns narrow victory

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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Posted 08:18 PM, 11/22/2009
youpeoplehaveissues
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.
Posted 09:48 AM, 11/23/2009
BFlint
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.
Posted 02:56 PM, 11/23/2009
buck nasty
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!
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FRAN DUNPHY, Temple
He begins his fourth season on North Broad with nearly 350 career victories after a long tenure at Penn. The Owls won the Atlantic 10 Tournament last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

BRUISER FLINT, Drexel
He begins his eighth season with the Dragons after returning to the city where he played collegiately at St. Joe’s. The Dragons have advanced to the postseason in four of the last six years and have won at least 17 games four times under Flint.

DR. JOHN GIANNINI, La Salle
He begins his fifth season at the school after successful tenures at the University of Maine and Rowan, where teams made two trips to the Division III Final Four. At LaSalle two seasons ago, he engineered an 18-win season and third-place finish in the Atlantic 10, the school’s best finish since joining the league for the 1995-96 season.

PHIL MARTELLI, Saint Joseph’s
He begins his 14th season on Hawk Hill, having won more than 250 games. He is a four-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and has taken the Hawks to the postseason in seven of the last eight years.

JAY WRIGHT, Villanova
He begins his eighth season at ‘Nova, having amassed 148 wins at the school. Villanova has made the NCAA Tournament for the last four seasons, including three trips to the Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight appearance. Wright came to Villanova following his tenure at Hofstra and has 270 career victories.

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