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Flyers fade in second half, fall to St. Joe’s
PHILADELPHIA - Back-up forward Ronald Roberts had a career-high 27 points and Saint Joseph’s put up 50 points in the second half on its way to a 77-63 win over Dayton tonight.
Chris Johnson and Kevin Dillard had 17 points apiece for the Flyers (14-6, 4-2 Atlantic 10), who lost sole possession of first place in the league and fell into a five-way tie at the top.
Roberts, averaging about 10 points per game, had a windmill jam in the closing minutes that turned into a three-point play on a UD foul. The St. Joe’s students chanted, “You can’t stop him.”
The Flyers took a 34-27 lead on a Matt Kavanaugh bucket (his first of the game) to start the second half, but the offense was bogged down most of the night. The Hawks (13-8, 3-3) went on a 14-1 run to take a 53-44 lead with 11 minutes to go. UD was held scoreless for one four-minutes-24-second stretch.
The Hawks pushed the difference to 14 with the help of back-to-back 3-pointers from C.J. Aiken. The Flyers managed to cut the gap to nine with 6:23 left, but that was as close as it got.
The Flyers held St. Joe’s to 4-of-17 shooting to start the game while building a 21-16 edge. The Hawks fought back to take a brief lead, but UD scored the last five points of the first half for a 32-27 advantage. Josh Parker made a long 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
UD had a 27-14 rebounding advantage in the first half, including 10 on the offensive end, to offset 33-percent shooting. The final rebound margin was 42-29.
The Flyers finished 34.9 percent from the field and made just 7-of-27 three-pointers.
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By FaithfulFlyer65
January 25, 2012 10:12 PM | Link to this
Losing on the road to St. Joseph does not surprise me. Being up by 5 at halftime and getting beat by 14 does. I believe that the team that wins the A-10 will have at least 4 and perhaps 5 losses in the league. There are a lot of good, underrated teams in the league. As Archie has said—it’s a long season and there are still a lot of games to be played. Good luck Flyers. You can bounce back and get a win in your next game.
By royser
January 26, 2012 12:29 AM | Link to this
I love the flyers, but they have to stop this love affair with the 3-point shot. 7-27 on 3’s isn’t going to win many games! Guys, when the 3’s aren’t falling, you gotta go inside, you just can’t keep bombing 3’s!!!!!
By Keep Bombing 3s?!?!?
January 26, 2012 7:56 AM | Link to this
Most people don’t think about this team’s dependence on the 3-ball…until they lose. I’ve thought this team has been overly reliant upon 3 point shooting for YEARS. Learn how to take the ball to the rack!!!