Sunday, January 18, 2009

Xavier vs La Salle January 18, 2009

Xavier vs. La Salle Live Blog
This is the first game for the student body after their long holiday break. There are a lot of energized students at today's game.

First Half
19:23 Great defensive play by the Muskies. The Explorers were forced into a 35 second violation.

17:10: Jason Love delivered a great behind the back pass to C.J. Anderson for an easy layup.

15:46: The McAlister's Deli trivia question was: Which former Xavier player was the first to become a NBA All-Star? Answer:Tyrone Hill during the 1994-5 season.

13:42: Brad Redford had a monster 3-pointer that really got the crowd into the game.

10:15: Kenny Frease exerted his dominance with a great dunk!

9:24: Terrell Holloway is getting into the mix also. He just got fouled while shooting a 3-pointer. He connected from the free throw line for a 4 point play!

8:04: Derrick Brown got the crowd on their feet going into the media timeout with a great layup from Dante Jackson.

4:08: B.J. Raymond connected from the arc to extend Xavier's lead to 15 points!

2:30: Derrick Brown had another great fastbreak layup off of a La Salle turnover.

57.0: The crowd is going nuts! Brad Redford hit another 3!

2.0: Dante scored the last point of the half with just 2 seconds left in regulation.

Second Half
19:18: B.J. Raymond got the second half off to a great start by sinking a 3-pointer.

17:09: The Muskies are playing really great defense today. It's a real team effort.

15:25: Another great 3-point bucket by B.J. Raymond.

13:35: The tempo is a little slower this half. There are a lot of fouls.

13:00: The mood just lifted as Brad Redford sank his third 3-pointer of the game!

12:12: Derrick Brown is back in his old form with a monster dunk!

8:32: Jamel McLean flew in the air to grab a rebound.

6:51: The crowd seems to be out of the game right now. Hopefully the Muskies can pull off a great play to energize them again.

5:04: La Salle player Vernon Goodridge just fouled out of the game.

4:34: Jason Love has made some really great plays today. So has Derrick Brown--his defense is on point.

3:18: La Salle's Jerrell Williams got a bit testy with Derrick Brown.

2:00: Jerrell Williams is still being a little too talkative, receiving his fourth personal foul.

1:45: And Jerrell Williams has fouled out. That's the second Explorer to foul out of today's game.

1:15: Jason Love is having a great game today! After Terrell Holloway missed his second free throw he got the rebound and then sent it home with a dunk!

34.0: Crowd favorite Joe Hughes made a basket that got the crowd to its feet.

Thats the game. Xavier 73 La Salle 53. See you at the next game!

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