A-10 Quarterfinals Wrap-up
March 12, 2010
By Nate Waggenspack
The A-10 Semifinal Matchups are all set. The top three seeds all advanced, and fifth seeded Rhode Island defeated St. Louis to fill out the final four.
Temple beat St. Bonaventure in the first game of the day. Lavoy Allen had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Owls, who coasted to a 69-51 victory over the eight seeded Bonnies. Temple, which won the A-10 regular season, is looking to repeat as conference champions.
Rhode Island came up with the only upset of the day as the Rams dismantled fourth seeded St. Louis, 63-47. Rhode Island's defense delivered its best performance of the season in holding their opponents to the lowest output so far. The Rams were led by Lamonte Ulmer with 16 points. Kwamain Mitchell's 18 points were not enough for the Billikens.
Xavier beat Dayton by coming back from as much as 15 down in the second half. Jordan Crawford and Terrell Holloway had a combined 42 points, and Jason Love had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Musketeers' 78-73 win.
Richmond took care of business over Massachusetts in the nightcap of the quarterfinals. Despite a flurry of late baskets by the Minutemen and 24 points by Anthony Gurley, Richmond was able to hold off the run and secure its spot in the semis. They did so with a balanced attack on offense, with five players scoring in double figures.
In the first semifinal game Temple will play Rhode Island at 1, and then Xavier and Richmond will play afterward.
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