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Courtesy
of Johnson and Wales Sports Information
Providence, R.I. – (BOXSCORE)
Junior Elbie Murphy (Loudonville, N.Y.) scored
a team high 19 points and added four steals to lead St. Joseph’s
of Maine to a 71-68 victory against Johnson & Wales in the quarterfinals
of the Great Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship
at the Harborside Recreation Center on Tuesday evening.
Sophomore Raymond Eatmon (Huntington, N.Y.) added
11 points, four rebounds and three assists and sophomore Alonso
Davis (Richmond, VA) tallied 9 points and 6 boards in the
contest. FY Tyler Kelley (Saco, ME) and sophomore
Alberto Rue (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) each netted
8 points in the win for St. Joseph’s.
Senior Japhet Kerr (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.) led the way for Johnson &
Wales with 22 points and three steals while Greg Samuels (Philadelphia,
Pa.) added a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the
setback for the Wildcats.
The two teams traded baskets early with the score tied 11-11 with
14:17 left in the first half. St. Joseph’s then used a 5-0
run, capped by a layup by Murphy to take the 16-11 advantage with
12:23 left. Johnson & Wales then used a run of their own and
took a 23-18 lead on a three pointer by Kerr with 10:00 on the clock.
The Wildcats led by as many as seven points late in the first half
and held a 32-25 lead after a three pointer by sophomore Darren
Faust (Queens, N.Y.) with 5:50 remaining in the stanza. St. Joseph’s
battled back, however and trailed just 41-40 heading into the locker
room at halftime. Both teams shot well from the field in the first
half with St. Joseph’s hitting 60% of their shots while JWU
hit on 50% from the field.
Johnson & Wales led by as many as five early in the second half
when a layup by senior Tirone McCray (Brockton, Mass.) gave the
team a 51-46 lead with 13:40 left on the clock. St. Joseph’s
then used a 19-4 run, capped by a three pointer by sophomore Alberto
Rue with 5:56 remaining in the contest. The visiting Monks
led by 10 (69-59) with 2:28 left before Johnson & Wales used
a 9-1 run, including a pair of free throws by Kerr to make the score
70-68 with :24 left. After Murphy hit the first of two free throws,
he missed the second one with eight seconds left to give the Wildcats
had one last shot. It was not enough though as McCray’s three-pointer
at the buzzer hit the rim to give St. Joseph’s the 71-68 victory.
With the win, St. Joseph’s is now 14-12 while Johnson &
Wales falls to 15-11. The Monks will return to action on Thursday,
February 28th when they travel to Emerson for a semifinal match
up in the GNAC tournament.
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Johnson & Wales
02/26/08 7:30 p.m. at Providence, R.I. (Harborside RAC)
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 71, JOHNSON & WALES 68
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (14-12)
Elbie Murphy 7-10 4-9 19; Raymond Eatmon 5-9 1-3 11; Alonso Davis
4-7 1-1 9;
Alberto Rue 3-6 1-2 8; Tyler Kelley 3-3 0-0 8; Eric Friend 3-6 0-0
7; Mitch
Ouellet 2-4 1-2 5; Scot Vachon 0-3 4-4 4; Chris Davis 0-4 0-0 0;
Rashon
Jones 0-0 0-0 0; T.J. Tandberg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-52 12-21 71.
JOHNSON & WALES (15-11)
Japhet Kerr 6-13 7-11 22; Greg Samuels 7-12 2-2 19; Darren Faust
6-11 2-2
16; Tirone McCray 2-9 2-4 6; Richard DiLascio 1-1 0-0 3; Cornejo
Rogers 1-2
0-0 2; Charlie Ware 0-0 0-0 0; Xavier Lewis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48
13-19
68.
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 40 31 - 71
Johnson & Wales............... 41 27 - 68
3-point goals-
St. Joseph's (Me.) 5-9 (Tyler Kelley 2-2; Alberto Rue 1-3; Eric
Friend 1-2; Elbie Murphy 1-2)
Johnson & Wales 9-17 (Japhet Kerr 3-6; Greg Samuels 3-6; Darren
Faust 2-3; Richard DiLascio 1-1; Tirone McCray 0-1)
Fouled out--St. Joseph's (Me.)-None, Johnson & Wales-Greg Samuels.
Rebounds-
St. Joseph's (Me.) 28 (Alonso Davis 6)
Johnson & Wales 30 (Greg Samuels 14)
Assists-
St. Joseph's (Me.) 15 (Scot Vachon 6)
Johnson & Wales 10 (Japhet Kerr 3; Darren Faust 3)
Total fouls-St. Joseph's (Me.) 16, Johnson & Wales 19.
A-126
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