Nov. 20, 2007
Box Score
Washington, DC- La Salle gave up a 45-28 halftime lead and let the Bison creep up as they fell 69-63 on the road Tuesday night. Sophomore Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA) scored a team-high 17 points, and freshman Jerrell Williams (Paterson, NJ) added 11 points and eight rebounds in the loss.
Kandi Mukole scored 13 of his career-high 17 points in the second half and Eugene Myatt poured in 16 of his game-high 20 to lead Howard University to a 69-63 come-from-behind win over LaSalle University in a non-conference men's game at Burr Gymnasium.
Mukole, a 6-8 sophomore from the Belgium Congo, added 10 rebounds for the first double-double of his career as he and Myatt helped erase a 17-point second half deficit by fueling 41-18 run over the last 18:23 of the game.
Mukole did most of his damage around the basket with power moves that drew fouls and sent him to the free throw line where he hit on 7 of 11.
Myatt, a 6-5 junior guard from Philadelphia, PA, was coming off a 36-point performance in the win over Pennsylvania, but he was relatively quiet through the first 20 minutes. Then he began to assert himself in the second half by using his long arms to score on a variety of shots against the Explorers. He hit on 6 of 10 shots from the field and 6 of 11 from the charity stripe.
Howard (2-2) also got a boost from junior forward Randy Hampton, who bulldozed his way to 10 points.
The Bison came out sluggish and trailed 14-0 to start the game. They clawed their way back into the game on several occasions only to have the Explorers answer each time on the scoring of Green, J. Williams and Kimmani Barrett, who scored 12 points off the bench.
LaSalle (1-2) expanded its halftime lead to the biggest of the game at 45-28 with 18:23 in the second half. That is when the Bison went to work, challenging shots, forcing turnovers and exhibiting more aggression on offense.
GAME NOTES: Howard had a season low 8 turnovers while forcing 18 by LaSalle...the Explorers held a 48-36 advantage on the boards, but it was offset by the Bison's 35 freee throw attempts...sophomore Curtis White, who is recovering from surgery, struggled with his shooting but he contributed an important 8 points and 5 rebounds...Howard had a season-best 7 blocks as Adam Walker and Jeron Smith each had 2.
