La Salle Explorers at Massachusetts Minutemen
· Atlantic 10 Championship - 1st Round
McKeithan scores 30, La Salle takes down UMass in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 78-71
La Salle (14-18) will play sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's (20-11) in the second round on Thursday.
McKeithan shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 11 for 11 from the line for the Explorers. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi scored 12 points while shooting 2 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 11 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Deuce Jones had 10 points. The victory broke an eight-game skid for the Explorers.
The Minutemen (12-20) were led by Daniel Rivera, who posted 22 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. UMass also got 18 points from Jaylen Curry. Rahsool Diggins had 12 points.
La Salle led UMass at the half, 39-30, with McKeithan (14 points) its high scorer before the break. McKeithan scored 16 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi made Free Throw. | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi made Free Throw. | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Luka Damjanac subbing in for Massachusetts | 76 - 71 |
Statistics
 LAS |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 25-67 |
| 42.0 | Field Goal % | 37.3 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 41.2 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 29-37 | FT | 12-24 |
| 78.4 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 27 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,735 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
| George Mason | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Loyola Chicago | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| Saint Joseph's | 11-7 | 4 | 22-13 |
| Saint Louis | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| St. Bonaventure | 9-9 | 6 | 22-12 |
| George Washington | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Duquesne | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 18-13 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Davidson | 6-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Fordham | 3-15 | 12 | 12-21 |