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By AARON BRACY Philahoops Editor Twitter: @Aaron_Bracy It was a mostly forgettable Saturday in Philadelphia college basketball, as the six teams went 2-4 on a rare day when all six played on the road on the same day. Here is what we learned from the games: UMass 71, St. Joe’s 62 Massachusetts is 10-0 at home [...]
By JOE FEDOROWICZ Staff Writer Twitter: @joefedorowicz Despite opening the game on a 20-3 run, St. Joseph’s (12-6, 2-2 A10) struggled to convert late and lost to UMass (14-4, 3-1 A10), 71-62. The Hawks looked to be in control early, but allowed the Minutemen [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin Three days ago the Temple Owls had one of their better shooting days of the season, connecting on over 55 percent of their shots in a tough road victory at Saint Louis. To win their second straight road game in a row the Owls would need a similar [...]
By JOE FEDOROWICZ Staff Writer Twitter: @joefedorowicz After a six-game winning streak that lasted nearly a month, La Salle (13-5, 2-1 A10) received its first Atlantic 10 loss at the hands of Dayton (13-5, 3-1 A10), 79-75. The Explorers trailed for the entirety of the contest, but were able to trim the lead to three [...]
By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin Maalik Wayns did everything he could for Villanova to keep the Wildcats from falling to 1-5 in the always-difficult Big East. He hit 3-pointer after 3-pointer, four in the first half alone, en route to a career-high 39 points that gave him exactly 1,002 for his career. He [...]
By Philahoops Staff Zach Rosen scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half to lead Penn to a 64-52 victory over Cornell on Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. The Quakers, who opened Ivy League play with a win at Columbia on Friday, began the game on a 6-0 run and never trailed. Rosen added [...]
By Philahoops Staff Derrick Thomas scored a season-high 19 points to lead Drexel to its fourth straight win, 79-57 over UNCW in Wilmington, N.C. on Saturday night. Thomas made 8 of 12 field goals, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc, to help the Dragons improve to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the Colonial [...]
