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Live Blog Recap: La Salle loses to Saint Louis, 78-71

 

Friday 8:33 by Joe FedorowiczThats all she wrote folks. Stick to Philahoops for the misery. 

Friday 8:32 by Joe FedorowiczGiannini burns his final timeout after the Explorers get the ball back. 74-69. 19.1 left. 

Friday 8:27 by Joe FedorowiczExplorers play good defense, cause SLU to call last timeout. 33.7 left, 71-67 SLU over La Salle. 

Friday 8:25 by Joe FedorowiczSLU doesn’t miss free throws. TImeout Majerus. 43.9 seconds left and we are looking at a 71-65 La Salle deficit. Seemingly different year, same early exit. 

Friday 8:22 by Joe FedorowiczEllis makes a layup. Duren’s two free throws on the other end can make it a four point game again. 

Friday 8:21 by Joe FedorowiczPettis hits all 3. Its a four point game. La Salle will play tough defense 

Friday 8:18 by Joe FedorowiczEarl Pettis is fouled shooting a 3. We are at our final media timeout. La Salle trails 65-58, with 1:22 left. Turn the lights off folks. 

Friday 8:16 by Joe FedorowiczTimeout Giannini. We’ll see what he draws up. 2:01 remaining and its 62-58 SLU. Another tight game in AC. 

Friday 8:15 by Joe FedorowiczDuren misses again and SLU can again make it 6. 

Friday 8:15 by Joe FedorowiczEarl Pettis again. Two point game. 

Friday 8:14 by Joe FedorowiczDuren is blocked. He’s been blocked about 5 times today. 

Friday 8:12 by Joe FedorowiczTimeout Majerus. With 4:17 remaining, La Salle trails by only one….57-56. St. Louis will have 19 seconds to work with on the shot clock. 

Friday 8:11 by Joe FedorowiczJerrell Wright slams it home. Like that it is a one point game. 

Friday 8:11 by Joe FedorowiczLa Salle gets board. Can tie it here. 

Friday 8:10 by Joe FedorowiczWright with a nice hook. La Salle within 3. 

Friday 8:09 by Joe FedorowiczTimeout Giannini. 57-52 Billikens over Explorers. As always, stay tuned to Philahoops.com for full coverage of this game and the Atlantic 10 tournament as a whole. 

Friday 8:08 by Joe FedorowiczMcCall Jr. answers with a 3. Ouch. 

Friday 8:07 by Joe FedorowiczPettis with a 3. La Salle draws the lead to 2. 54-52. 

Friday 8:07 by Joe FedorowiczGalloway fires a long three, off the mark. 

Friday 8:06 by Joe FedorowiczJerrell Wright just got his fourth. 7:46 to play. He’ll stay out there. 

Friday 8:05 by Joe FedorowiczHe does. 52 SLU 49 LSU 

Friday 8:05 by Joe FedorowiczZack misses the first. Jerrell Wright will get him if he makes it. 

Friday 8:04 by Joe FedorowiczIf I’m the Explorers, I just keep going at them. St. Louis’ bigs are not able to keep up at the pace that La Salle’s guards are. 

Friday 8:02 by Joe FedorowiczSteve Zack is fouled going up. He’ll shoot 2 after this media timeout. With 7:46 left, La Salle trails SLU 52-48. 

Friday 8:01 by Joe FedorowiczSteal and an Earl Pettis floater. It’s four all of a sudden. 

Friday 8:00 by Joe FedorowiczRamon Galloway nails a stepback three and its 6 again. Majerus wants a timeout. That excited the fans. Explorers NEED to get a stop here. 52-46 Billikens 

Friday 7:59 by Joe FedorowiczExplorers go 5 guards now. Right after a 6’8 guy checked in. 

Friday 7:59 by Joe FedorowiczWhite and Wright are sitting…….. 

Friday 7:58 by Joe FedorowiczSteve Zack goes up strong and is fouled. He’ll shoot 2. 

Friday 7:56 by Joe FedorowiczTyreek Duren with a 3. This would be a good time to get going. 

Friday 7:53 by Joe FedorowiczThe way its looking, we could have an exciting A10 tourney from here on out.UMASS vs. Bonnies

St. Louis vs. Xavier (or Dayton)

Yay.

 

Friday 7:53 by Joe FedorowiczJordair Jett takes it hard and is fouled by Zack, his fourth. 

Friday 7:51 by Joe FedorowiczJordair Jett hits a 3. Sam Mills answers with 2. 9 point Billiken lead. 

Friday 7:51 by Joe FedorowiczAnother offensive foul on La Salle. 13 I think total. 

Friday 7:50 by Joe FedorowiczGiannini benches both White and Wrgiht in favor of Zack. 

Friday 7:49 by Joe FedorowiczRamon Galloway makes it a five point game. 

Friday 7:45 by Joe FedorowiczWright just picked up his third. Devon white….no Zack…no Devon White will go in. Tough foul by Wright as he caught Ellis in a bad spot. Kwamain Mitchell offensive on other end. Timeout. 41-34 Billikens over La Salle. 

Friday 7:44 by Joe Fedorowicz41-34 Billikens over Explorers. La Salle cannot sustain any momentum. 

Friday 7:43 by Joe FedorowiczJerrell Wright with the slam on one end and big rebound on another. 

Friday 7:39 by Joe FedorowiczTimeout La Salle. They trail by 7, 39-32. 

Friday 7:39 by Joe FedorowiczLa Salle did not come out looking exceptionally good. 

Friday 7:38 by Joe FedorowiczGalloway drops a 3. Five point game. 

Friday 7:36 by Joe FedorowiczThere is the horn and we are underway. Explorers trail by 3. 

Friday 7:30 by Joe FedorowiczExplorers take the floor. They need a big run early. Take a five point lead and go from there. 

Friday 7:29 by Joe FedorowiczDelicious carrot cake from #a10 

Friday 7:23 by Joe FedorowiczSt. Louis stats: Mitchell has 14, Evans 6, Loe and Jett 5. 5 rebounds for Evans. St. Louis shooting 45% from field. Ourrebounding la salle 20-16. The Bills did have 9 turnovers, which La Salle scored 10 points off. 

Friday 7:22 by Joe FedorowiczFor La Salle: Pettis has 8, White and MIlls 5, Duren has 4 (on 2-8 shooting) Peterson 3. Jerrell Wright could only play 4 minutes due to fouls. La Salle shot 38% 

Friday 7:20 by Joe FedorowiczAt halftime, La Salle trails 35-29. Stay tuned for halftime stats. 

Friday 7:19 by Joe FedorowiczEarl Pettis buries a 3. Back to 6. Final possession. 

Friday 7:19 by Joe FedorowiczKwamain Mitchell takes it into Steve Zack, who fouls him. the runner goes as well. Mitchell will have a chance to make it 9. 

Friday 7:16 by Joe FedorowiczDevon White misses one of two free throws and the margin remains 6. 31-26 St. Louis 

Friday 7:15 by Joe FedorowiczEarl Pettis hits a 3. Explorers are 3-8 from 3…they would probably like to take a few more. 

Friday 7:15 by Joe FedorowiczHe goes 1-1…29-22 Billikens 

 

Friday 7:14 by Joe FedorowiczRamon Galloway with a tough foul on Kwamain Mitchell. He’ll shoot a one and one. 

Friday 7:14 by Joe FedorowiczExplorers would probably liek the halftime disadvantage to be about 5. 

Friday 7:11 by Joe FedorowiczShot clock violation on the Explorers. Last media TO and we have 2:51 to play. La Salle 28, SLU 22 

Friday 7:10 by Joe FedorowiczMills answers by hitting a 3 on the other end. La Salle down 4, 26-22. 

Friday 7:10 by Joe FedorowiczJordair Jett pushes the lead to seven. Offensive foul on Sam Mills. I think there has been like 8 offensive fouls already. #TooMany 

Friday 7:08 by Joe FedorowiczKwamain Mitchell hits another 3. He has 8. 

Friday 7:08 by Joe FedorowiczDevon White with a pretty 16 footer. La Salle within 2. 

Friday 7:07 by Joe FedorowiczDuren finishes. Pulls the lead to one until McCall Jr. hits a 3. 

Friday 7:07 by Joe FedorowiczTurnover from the Explorers. They have 4, but St. Louis has 8. They never have 8 this early. 

Friday 7:03 by Joe FedorowiczThird media TO. #lasallembb trails 18-15 to St. Louis, but the Explorers are back in it. No one player has over 3 points for La Salle. 

Friday 7:02 by Joe FedorowiczSteve Zack giving some good minutes. 

Friday 7:02 by Joe FedorowiczConklin’s miss is cleaned up by Jett. St. Louis back up by 3. 

Friday 7:01 by Joe FedorowiczSam Mills misses a running, spinning floater. 

Friday 7:01 by Joe FedorowiczSteve Zack cleans up Duren’s miss. La Salle still trails by 1. McCall then turns it over. 

Friday 7:00 by Joe FedorowiczThey finally let Steve Zack into the game. He was late getting there. 

Friday 6:58 by Joe FedorowiczKwamain Mitchell cant finish and Duren finds DJ Peterson in teh corner. As usual, when Peterson shoots…he makes. 14-13 La Salle who are on a 11-0 run. 

Friday 6:57 by Joe FedorowiczDuren finishes the drive. 14-10 St. Louis. 

Friday 6:57 by Joe FedorowiczCody Ellis Walks. La Salle finds themselves on a 6-0 run in last two minutes. 

Friday 6:56 by Joe FedorowiczSteve Zack enters the game. 

Friday 6:56 by Joe FedorowiczDevon White grabs the rebound and hits a turnaround 17 footer. Giannini can not believe he took that shot. 

Friday 6:55 by Joe FedorowiczDuren drives and is fouled on the floor. St. Louis has five team fouls and penetration seems to be the goal for La Salle. 

Friday 6:55 by Joe FedorowiczSecond media timeout, La Salle will have the ball following a tie-up. 14-6 St. Louis. 

Friday 6:52 by Joe FedorowiczSam Mills answers with a 14 footer. 

Friday 6:52 by Joe Fedorowicz14-4 after another offensive foul call, and Explorers will look to get back to back buckets. 

Friday 6:51 by Joe FedorowiczRun lastest 6:19. 

Friday 6:51 by Joe FedorowiczRob Loe decided to set a screen, probably too late as he got called for an offensive foul. St. Louos on a 14-0 run that was just broken by Earl Pettis’ two. 

Friday 6:49 by Joe FedorowiczExplorer fans get excited after Duren was fouled. One for the good guys, they would say. 

Friday 6:49 by Joe FedorowiczExplorers better hope to make a run, or else this will be a blowout. St. Louis is too good at defense to allow a large lead like that to evaporate. 

Friday 6:48 by Joe FedorowiczDevon White says no thanks to that Cody Ellis take. La Salle just cant score though. 14-2 now. 

Friday 6:47 by Joe FedorowiczWow. That was bad. They called a charge on Pettis when he was getting through the lane. Was terrible. 

Friday 6:46 by Joe FedorowiczWRight’s second personal was a killer. We have 16:00 or so to go in the half and Devon White will be forced to play without fouling. Something that has been tough for him. 

Friday 6:44 by Joe FedorowiczDevon White picks up an offensive foul on his first possession. Media TO. 11-2 Billikens with 15:52 remaining. 

Friday 6:42 by Joe FedorowiczTimeout John Giannini, with a media timeout coming. Billikens lead 10-2 following a Dwayne Evans “and 1″. Not a good start for the Explorers. 

Friday 6:41 by Joe FedorowiczRob Loe hits a 3. 8-2 Explorers. 

Friday 6:40 by Joe FedorowiczKwamain Mitchell hits a 3. Pettis misses on other end. 5-2 Billikens. 

Friday 6:39 by Joe FedorowiczWright got fouled, ref was out of position.  No call. 

Friday 6:39 by Joe FedorowiczAs they have in recent contests, Explorers seem to be going down to Wright early. 

Friday 6:39 by Joe FedorowiczRamon Galloway takes a big charge as he was waiting for what seemed like minutes. We’ll go the other way. 2-2 

Friday 6:38 by Joe Fedorowicz2-2. Duren got stuck on Rob Loe. How The Explorers cover the St. Louis bigs will say a lot. 

 

Friday 6:38 by Joe FedorowiczLa Salle lost to St. Louis 59-51 in February, but it was close at the end. We’ll see which Explorers team shows up. Can they stop Mitchell? 

Friday 6:33 by Joe FedorowiczFor La Salle: Duren, Mills, Pettis, Wright and GallowayFor St. Louis: Mitchell, McCall Jr, Conklin, Evans and Rob Lo(w)e

 

Friday 6:27 by Joe Fedorowicz4:00 until Tip. Here we go. 

Friday 6:06 by Joe FedorowiczGoing to grab a quick meal and then will be back to update for La Salle vs. St. Louis. Can Philly teams go 0-3? 

Friday 5:55 by Joe Fedorowicz35 min until tip and we’ll have this live blog going strong. 

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Joe Fedorowicz started writing for Philahoops in 2010, covering La Salle. Since then, he has moved to also managing the technical side of the site and led the redesign process that spurted PhilahoopsW and PhilahoopsHigh. An IT specialist in Bala Cynwyd, Fedorowicz also runs a website design company that can be found here.