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Fousseyni Drame Action St. Joe's
71
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 8-10,2-4 Atlantic 10
59
La Salle LaS 8-10,2-3 Atlantic 10
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
8-10,2-4 Atlantic 10
71
Final
59
La Salle LaS
8-10,2-3 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 39 32 71
La Salle LaS 27 32 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Explorers Fall to Saint Joseph’s on MLK Day

Drame paces La Salle with career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds

PHILADELPHIA — Fousseyni Drame scored a career-high 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, but the La Salle men's basketball team could not come away with a win against rival Saint Joseph's as the Hawks posted a 71-59 victory on Monday in its nationally televised Atlantic-10 game Tom Gola Arena at TruMark Financial Center.
 
With the loss, the Explorers dropped to 2-3 in A-10 play and 8-10 overall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Explorers got off to a rough start, as the Hawks jumped out to a 12-0 lead.
  • The Explorers managed to trim the deficit to 25-18 with 7:50 left after Rokas Jocius provided a boost with two of his six points in the half.
  • However, the Hawks went on a 14-9 run to close the half to take a 39-27 into the break.
  • In the second half, the Hawks extended their lead to 59-39 after going on a 20-12 run in the first 10 minutes.
  • The Explorers fought back, as they trimmed the Hawks' lead down to 60-51 with 4:46 left after going on a 12-1 run. Drame scored six of the team's 12 points during that stretch, included a two-handed jam off a Khalil Brantley pass.
  • Unfortunately, the Hawks fended off the Explorers by hitting three jumpers and made five free throws to seal the win.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Drame surpassed his previous career high of 22 points, which he had done twice in his career. The senior forward's 13 rebounds — 11 of which came in the second half — were a season high for him as well.
  • With his 24 points and 13 rebounds, Drame became the first La Salle player to post a double-double this season. The last double-double from an Explorer came from Jack Clark (20 points, 13 rebounds) against Saint Joseph's in last year's 63-56 win in the A-10 first round.
  • Drame also matched his career high in steals with four. The Bamako, Mali native had four steal's in the Explorers' 72-60 win over Queens (N.C.) on Nov. 15.
  • Khalil Brantley matched his career high in steals as well with five and added a team-high five assists. The sophomore guard had five steals in the Explorers' game against Temple on Nov. 30.
UP NEXT
  • The Explorers will hit the road on Saturday to face St Louis in another nationally televised A-10 game. The game will be on USA Network. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.
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