Jan. 26, 2013
A quick look around Atlantic 10 men's basketball Saturday, with seven games on tap, all of which are conference matchups and all of which are televised.
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ON TAP FOR SATURDAY (1/26)
RHODE ISLAND Rams (6-11, 1-3)
at FORDHAM Rams (5-14, 1-3)
1:00 pm | Rose Hill Gymnasium | YES Network
Series: Rhody leads 34-23
Gamenote: Last year the teams split, with Fordham snapping URI’s eight-game series win streak at Rose Hill. Rhody picked up the return game and has won nine of their last 10 .
CHARLOTTE 49ers (16-3, 4-1)
at GEORGE WASHINGTON Colonials (9-9, 3-2)
2:00 pm | Smith Center | CSN Mid-Atlantic
Series: GW leads 14-11
Gamenote: The teams split last season, with GW winning the first matchup and the Niners picking up the second, ending a four-game series slide. GW has a 9-2 home record versus Charlotte.
Duquesne Dukes (7-12, 0-5)
at DAYTON Flyers (11-7, 1-3)
4:00 pm | UD Arena | TW SportsChannel (Ohio)/ROOT Sports
Series: Dayton leads 45-21
Gamenote: Duquesne lost 16 in a row to UD from 1997-2004, but is 7-7 against the Flyers in the past 14 games. Dayton holds a 4-3 advantage in the past seven games played at UD Arena.
Saint Louis Billikens (13-5, 2-2)
at ST. BONAVENTURE Bonnies (9-9, 2-3)
4:00 pm | Reilly Center | TW SportsChannel (NY)/FOX Midwest+
Series: SLU leads 8-4
Gamenote: Bona has won four of the last six meetings against the Billikens. The Bonnies are 3-0 all-time against Saint Louis in the Reilly Center, with each of the wins coming since 2007.
TEMPLE Owls (13-5, 2-2)
at No. 9/9 BUTLER Bulldogs (16-3, 3-1)
6:00 pm | Hinkle Fieldhouse | ESPN2
Series: First Meeting
Gamenote: Butler senior standout Rotnei Clarke, who has been recovering from a neck injury, has been cleared to play Saturday. This is the first meeting between the two storied programs.
XAVIER Musketeers (11-7, 4-1)
at ST. JOSEPH’S Hawks (10-7, 1-3)
6:00 pm | Hagan Arena | CBS Sports Network
Series: Xavier leads 17-11
Gamenote: SJU has lost four in a row to Xavier. The last Hawks wins came in 2007-08, when SJU defeated the ranked Musketeers twice in a week - (regular-season finale/A-10 Semifinals.
LA SALLE Explorers (13-5, 3-2)
at No. 19/16 VCU Rams (16-4, 4-1)
8:00 pm | Siegel Center | CBS Sports Network
Series: VCU leads the series 3-0
Gamenote: VCU has won all three previous meeting, dating back to the 1983 NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. The last meeting came in 2004, Dr. John Giannini’s first season.
WEEKLIES
The 16 A-10 head coaches had their third weekly teleconference Monday. Listen to their thoughts on the first week of league play by clicking on the
AUDIO ARCHIVE. The A-10 had a busy week last week with several thrilling finishes, catch the
HIGHLIGHTS.
ON THE TUBE
Saturday, January 26
Rhode Island at Fordham* | 1:00 pm | YES Network
Charlotte at George Washington* | 2:00 pm | CSN Mid-Atlantic
Duquesne at Dayton* | 4:00 pm | TWCS (Ohio)/ROOT Sports
Saint Louis at St. Bonaventure* | 4:00 pm | TWCS (Upstate NY)/FOX MW+
Temple at Butler* | 6:00 pm | ESPN2
Xavier at Saint Joseph’s* | 6:00 pm | CBS Sports Network
La Salle at VCU* | 8:00 pm | CBS Sports Network
Wednesday, January 30
VCU at Rhode Island* | 7:00 pm | Ocean State Networks/CBS 6.3
Dayton at Xavier* | 9:00 pm | CBS Sports Network
A-10 SCOOP
>>Atlantic 10 teams have taken down nine ranked opponents so far this season. Most notable was Butler’s overtime win over No. 1 Indiana and the Bulldogs’ buzzer-beating victory against No. 8 Gonzaga. Temple’s victory of No. 3 Syracuse. Saint Joseph’s began with an overtime win over No. 20 Notre Dame. Butler also got a win over No. 9 North Carolina, VCU defeated No. 19 Memphis and Saint Louis beat No. 20 New Mexico. La Salle also beat No. 9 Butler Wednesday in a one-point affair and Richmond beat No. 19/16 VCU in an overtime game Thursday.
>>The U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected Butler’s Roosevelt Jones as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Jan. 20. Jones buzzer-beater gave the Bulldogs a 64-63 win over No. 8 Gonzaga on national TV with “College GameDay” on hand.
>>A-10 teams have played in non-conference overtime games 10 times, posting a 8-2 record. Double overtime is even better for Atlantic 10 teams. Twice a team has gone to double OT and won both times: Rhode Island over Auburn, 78-72 (11/25) and UR over William & Mary, 86-78 (11/28). There have been two overtime games in Conference play and they have been instant classics -- VCU’s 92-86 win last Thursday over Saint Joseph’s and Richmond’s 86-74 overtime win versus VCU.
THURSDAY'S (1/24) RESULTS
RICHMOND 86, VCU 74 | RICHMOND HIGHLIGHTS | VCU HIGHLIGHTS | COACH MOONEY POSTGAME | RICHMOND PLAYERS POSTGAME
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Kendall Anthony scored 21 of his 26 points after halftime and Darien Brothers hit two huge 3-pointers Thursday night as Richmond ended No. 19 VCU's 13-game winning streak, 86-74 in overtime.
Brothers had 18 points and Cedrick Lindsay 13 as the Spiders (13-7, 3-2 Atlantic 10) won for only the second time in their last nine meetings with the Rams. Richmond hit 12 3-pointers with Anthony making five and Brothers four, including one with 1.5 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime, and another to clinch it with 1:35 to play in OT.
Juvonte Reddic had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Treveon Graham had 15 points, all after halftime, and 10 rebounds for VCU (16-4, 4-1), which never got its ball-hawking havoc defense unleashed against the steady Spiders.
Both teams finished with 13 turnovers and scored 17 off their takeaways.
