Despite 19 careless and mostly unforced turnovers, the La Salle Explorers were able to jump out to a 40-22 halftime lead and hold off the Hartford Hawks for a 64-51 win on Tuesday night. After a miserable defensive effort in their previous outing against Central Connecticut State, the Explorers came out much more aggressive against an undermanned Hartford squad and were able to gain some separation with the 18 point halftime lead.
Luckily for the Explorers, Hartford also struggled on the offensive end in the second half and La Salle was able to keep a double digit lead the rest of the way en route to the 13 point victory.
The main bright spot for La Salle was the play of redshirt freshman forward Rohan Brown. The Hartford native came home and made friends and family proud with an outstanding double-double effort, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Tyreek Duren (15), Jerrell Wright (14), and Ramon Galloway (13) also scored in double figures. Mark Nwakamma led Hartford with 16 points and 9 rebounds.
The Explorers return to the court at 1:00pm this Sunday against Big 5 rival Villanova in a nationally-televised game on the CBS Sports Network.
http://www.goexplorers.com/news/2012/11/20/MBB_1120125221.aspx?path=mbball
http://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2012/11/20/MBB_1120121014.aspx
http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2012/11/la-salle-gets-bounce-back-win-at-hartford/
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