A beautiful day in downtown st. Louis and just west of
the Gateway Arch Chaffetz Arena. Where today, it is a matinee.
Featuring
the explorers of LaSalle take it on the Billikens from st.
Louis here in the Atlantic 10.
The Billikens coached by Travis Ford in his seventh year and
after eight years as the head coach at Oklahoma State, also,
a native of Madisonville Kentucky, which is just about
200 miles Southeast of here
in st. Louis.
Well, on the other side, a Philly Legend through and
through Fran Dunphy, he's coached at Penn Temple.
He's in the LaSalle Hall of Fame, and now in his first year
coaching at his alma mater.
Fran Dunphy coming back
in his 31st season, three decades as a division, one head
coach.
Steve schlanger, Matt McCall. Glad to have you with us on
this mid-January
afternoon, the Billikens in the gray, LaSalle in the blue.
Matt. What do you watch for early
in a matchup like this? I think, first and foremost, if
you're LaSalle playing in an environment like this, one of
the best environments in the Atlantic 10. Got to take
really, really good care of the basketball and something coach
Ford talked about about this st. Louis team is,
how do we find consistency?
How do we find consistency on both ends of the floor?
They found that System. See here as of late, winning four
games in a row and five out of six. They're going to need that
consistency. Versus talented. Backcourt from the south
Sandy drama, 8 and Francis Socorro Arena just west of
downtown st. Louis, second game of our 10, doubleheader in
the first basket of the game,
how's that for timing Terrence Hargrove laying it up. And in
for the billikin to Rhythm here, in January, a coach, for
talked about it, trying to find consistency, consistency on
both ends of the floor,
the Pelicans in the gray, LaSalle the dark blue.
Two schools trending in different directions as
Hargrove sizes, up a three and the first triple of the game
falls for the junior
said st. Louis to their first ever State title not too long
ago, right. Lost the handle for a moment. Now, to arame answers
with the first three for the explorers
who see me drama a
playing on this. LaSalle Squad with his twin brother,
sincere, Parker, taking it the length of Floor
been so good early in this game, very talents with
daylight,
but Gil again, on the recovery with the block, now, to shot
Shepherd in the game for the first time. And how's that for
an introduction? And you can see coach Tom Ferry is
a warning Anton Gill for his efforts, L
Cassandra met. One of the twins is that everything didn't hit
the rim. Shot clock, almost expired, but Khalil Brantley
their leading, scorer, Saves the Day. The day, rights
bucket. First half, Steve for st. Louis
at seven points and 14 rebounds nine of them offensive
little Brantley showing you the quickness in his first step
the sophomore from Brooklyn in a quick timeout by st. Louis less
than two minutes into the second half. Well you can see
here to
rightly so good. When you put them in a ball screen, he can
probe and gets down the line. He finished this home head. Big
time finish
any drama.
Leading rebounder on this team leader in blocked shots. But
coming off a career high 24 points and 13 rebounds in
the lost. Last Monday,
Perkins, knocks down the jumper there. Sometimes you just need
to see one go in. Once you see that one go in scores like him
can have huge nights offensively.
What's the strategy at this point? Coming up on the Midway
stage of the second half. Thank you for st. Louis, got to get
back to executing your offense is very College. Great job,
getting down the lane and finishing
at The Rim. He made the right play. Didn't try to find his
teammate there. The lane opened up. He went in there and finish
button in this game. You're talking about st. Louis team
that ranks first in the conference, in assists,
the turnover ratio, there were seven assists
whoever's night, it is,
that's how you win and that's how you win at a high level.
Yeah. Jimmerson here, whose scores
had a career high in assist. The other night when he wasn't
scoring but was still helping the team to the win, on
the road Point, win, the Billikens have won five in a row and they
are off to their best conference start in the The
Travis Ford
era
6 and 1 through the first seven in the Atlantic 10.
Led by a career point win, the Billikens have won five in
a row and they are off to their best conference. Start in
the Travis Ford era
6 and 1 through the first seven
in the Atlantic 10.
Led by a career-high from the sophomore sincere Parker. He
scores 20 the Billikens, wind up, putting five in double
figures at the end and they win it by a final score of 84 to
71.