Demery leads with 18, Saint Joseph's beats La Salle 78-70
PHILADELPHIA -- James Demery scored 18 points and led five players in double-figure scoring as Saint Joseph's beat La Salle 78-70 on Saturday in a regular season finale.
Shavar Newkirk added 16 points for the Hawks (15-15, 10-8 Atlantic 10 Conference), Anthony Longpr� had 11 points and Chris Clover and Nick Robinson had 10 apiece, with Robinson grabbing eight rebounds.
The Hawks closed out the regular season on a three-game streak and are currently fourth place in the conference standings.
Saint Joseph's led 39-33 at halftime but La Salle kept pace early in the second half, taking a 48-47 lead with 12:48 to play. The Hawks inched ahead again on back-to-back 3-pointers by Newkirk and Demery and Clover hit a layup, James Demery a dunk and Pierfrancesco Oliva a 3-pointer as part of an 11-6 run late that pushed it to 77-67 with 39 seconds to go.
Pookie Powell scored 26 points with nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Explorers (13-18, 7-10).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Andrew Marotta
- Scott Arbogast
- Jeff Pon
2023-24 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Richmond | 15-3 | - | 23-10 |
Loyola Chicago | 15-3 | - | 23-10 |
Massachusetts | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
VCU | 11-7 | 4 | 24-14 |
Duquesne | 10-8 | 5 | 25-12 |
George Mason | 9-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
St. Bonaventure | 9-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
Saint Joseph's | 9-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
La Salle | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Fordham | 6-12 | 9 | 13-20 |
Rhode Island | 6-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
Davidson | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Saint Louis | 5-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
George Washington | 4-14 | 11 | 15-17 |