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Carter
85
Winner Villanova VU 6-2
78
La Salle LASALLE 0-8
Winner
Villanova VU
6-2
85
Final
78
La Salle LASALLE
0-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Villanova VU 39 46 85
La Salle LASALLE 42 36 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Pushes No. 23 Villanova to Limit in 85-78 Defeat

PHILADELPHIA - In head coach Ashley Howard's first meeting against his former team, the La Salle University men's basketball team pushed No. 23 Villanova to the limit before falling short, 85-78, in Big 5 action from the Palestra on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • La Salle took an 8-4 lead early behind a David Beatty three-pointer and remained on top at the first media timeout.
  • The Explorers held their four-point advantage with 13:30 left in the first half after sophomore Jamir Moultrie drained a three in transition, forcing Villanova to burn a timeout.
  • Villanova would tie the game at 17 all, but La Salle quickly jumped right back on top when Beatty converted a three-point play on an and-one layup.
  • Junior Isiah Deas caught fire and scored the next nine points for the Explorers and freshman Jack Clark drained a three of his own to give La Salle a 12-point lead, forcing the Wildcats to take another timeout with the score 32-20 with 5:28 to go in the opening half.
  • Out of the timeout, the two squads traded five straight three-pointers, still the Explorers hung to a 10-point advantage after a layup by freshman Ed Croswell.
  • Villanova seniors Phil Booth and Eric Paschall scored the final seven points of the half, but La Salle remained on top at the break, 42-39.
  • La Salle extended its lead to eight shortly after halftime before Villanova came back to tie things up at 47 all 3:36 into the second half.
  • The Explorers went back on top by three before Saddiq Bey converted a four-point play with 12:44 to go, giving the Wildcats their first lead since the opening minute of the game, 55-54.
  • A three by redshirt junior Traci Carter and a Croswell layup brought the Explorers back within a point with 6:29 on the clock, and the difference remained one after a driving layup by Beatty with 5:25 left.
  • Dunks by Booth and Paschall extended Villanova's lead to six with less than three minutes to go before sophomore Miles Brookins made back-to-back baskets to make it a one possession game with 1:06 remaining, 79-76.
  • But the Wildcats converted from the charity stripe over the final minute to hang on for an 85-78 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • The Explorers shot 52.2 percent from downtown led by Deas, who was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.
  • Overall, La Salle shot at a 60 percent clip for the game and made 8-of-9 foul shots.
  • Carter led the Explorers with a career-high 17 points and a season-best eight assists. Deas finished with 15 points, while Beatty worked for 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
  • Brookins and Croswell both scored in double figures, and Clark was 3-for-4 from downtown in his La Salle debut.
  • Paschall led all scorers with 27 for the Wildcats.
  • The Explorers were without the services of leading scorer Pookie Powell as well as leading rebounder Jared Kimbrough and graduate student Cheddi Mosely.
UP NEXT
  • The Explorers will return to Tom Gola Arena at TruMark Financial Center on Tuesday for a matchup with Bucknell.
  • Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., with the game available on ESPN+ (subscription required).
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