Philadelphia: The Entire nation celebrated MLK Day on Monday and the Saint Joseph's Hawks were looking for another reason to celebrate. A matchup against LaSalle lay on the horizon, but could they secure a win?
LaSalle limped into the game after a bad loss to Davidson this past Saturday, while the Hawks came into this City 6 battle off of a loss to Davidson on January 12th.
The Hawks jumped out to a 31-21 lead with 9:42 left in the first period. The Explorers would fight their way back and with a series of 3 pointers which gave them the lead.
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The scoring remained close until the explorers took control, going into halftime with a 48-42 lead.In the Second Half, LaSalle continued to keep the pressure on the hawks and show off some very good ball movement.
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The Explorers would at one point push the lead up to 20 with 6:48 left, but the Hawks refused to go down, cutting the lead down to 7 before time expired.
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The story of this game was interior offense. The Explorers had 58 points inside the paint while the hawks had 42. The bench play of LaSalle was a huge reason behind the victory, with 33 points coming from the non-starters.Postgame:Saint Joseph's Coach Billy Lange spoke about the bench production in the win over LaSalle
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LaSalle Coach Ashley Howard on how the team responded from their bad loss to Davidson over the weekend:
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Jared Kimbrough lead LaSalle with 24 points while Jack Forrest lead the Hawks with 25 points.
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What's up Next:The Saint Joseph's Hawks will now get ready to take on George Mason on January 20 while LaSalle goes to battle with Richmond on January 23.
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