Own basket helps sink Towson men
Embarrassing score assists La Salle
Pookie Powell scored 18 points and La Salle capitalized on 19 turnovers to best Towson, 57-51, and win the Battle of the Boardwalk tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday afternoon.
The game included an embarrassing first-half moment when Towson freshman Solomon Uyaelunmo took an in-bounds pass, turned and scored on his own basket while his coach, Pat Skerry nearly keeled over in disbelief. Brian Fobbs and Jakigh Dottin each scored 12 points for Towson (4-8).
It took first-year La Salle coach Ashley Howard 11 games to get his first career win and now his Explorers have won two straight.
La Salle (2-11) led most of the way, taking a 27-23 advantage at intermission, but Towson hung around while the Explorers shot just 22.2 percent from the field in the second half. La Salle was 18 of 22 from the line. Towson shot 41.2 percent from the field (21 of 51), but was just 1 of 10 from distance and 8 of 11 from the line.
AMERICAN 82, UMES 58: Larry Motuzis scored 15 points and led the Eagles’ balanced scoring in a rout over the visiting Hawks (1-12).
Sam Iorio scored 13 with eight rebounds and six assists, Sa'eed Nelson scored 11, tied a career-high 11 assists and had seven rebounds and Yilret Yiljep scored 11 with seven boards. A total of 10 American (6-4) players entered the scoring column.
Gabriel Gyamfi led UMES with 13 points and Isaac Taylor scored 11.
OLD DOMINION 76, MORGAN STATE 53: Ahmad Caver scored 21 points with eight assists and the host Monarchs (10-3) snapped the Bears’ three-game winning streak.
Aaron Carver had 10 points and a career-high 20 rebounds for ODU.
Freshman Isaiah Burke scored 13 points for the Bears and was the only Morgan State player to reach double figures.
MOUNT ST. MARY’S 83, ST. MARY’S 44: Vado Morse scored 18 points and the host Mount (3-9) routed Division III Seahawks (5-6).
Mount St. Mary's has won three straight since opening the season with nine consecutive losses. The Mountaineers travel to face Minnesota on Dec. 30.
Justin Milstead scored 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting to lead St. Mary's.
ALABAMA A&M 67, TULANE 59: Brandon Miller scored all of his 19 points in the second half and the Bulldogs (1-11) rallied over the Green Wave (4-8) in the third-place game of the Boardwalk Battle.