Men’s Basketball Roundup: St. Joseph’s Runs Away From

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Men’s Basketball Roundup: St. Joseph’s Runs Away From Fordham Easily
Pat Calathes scored 23 points and St. Joseph’s used a 21-3 first-half run to break the game open Wednesday en route to an 80-62 victory against Fordham in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament in Atlantic City.

Mount St. Mary’s wins Northeast title (AP)

Jim Phelan must be smiling. Mount St. Mary’s is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time since the coaching great handed the program over to his assistant, Milan Brown, five years ago. Jean Cajou and Kelly Beidler each scored 15 points and the Mountaineers (18-14) beat Sacred Heart 68-55 Wednesday in the Northeast Conference championship game.

Reynolds leads assault, ‘Nova routs ‘Cuse in opener
Scottie Reynolds scored 22 points and Villanova rode some hot shooting in the second half to knock off Syracuse 82-63 Wednesday in the opening round of the Big East tournament.

SWAC: Mississippi Valley State moves on
Eric Petty had 19 points, including 10 of 12 free throws, to lead Mississippi Valley State to a 79-73 win over Grambling State on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament in Birmingham.