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Late Night Snacks: La Salle, James Madison advance to Round of 64 Wednesday

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Game of the Day: La Salle 80, Boise State 71

On the 150th anniversary of its founding, La Salle got an NCAA tournament victory of a quality Boise State team to advance to the Round of 64. Tyrone Garland and Ramon Galloway are proving to be a dynamic scoring combo in the backcourt, with 22 points and 21 points respectively on Wednesday night. La Salle now moves on to play Kansas State, a team that they match up well against. The Explorers’ four-guard set can run with the Wildcats, especially considering the ability of both Garland and Galloway to create for themselves and teammates off the dribble.

Important Outcomes

1. James Madison 68, LIU Brooklyn 55

The key for James Madison Wednesday was to control the pace. They hit shots and didn’t turn the ball over, which kept LIU Brooklyn from getting out on the run in transition where they are used to flourishing. A.J. Davis’ hot shooting in the first half helped to extend the lead and Rayshawn Goins cleaned up on the glass in the second half to secure the win. JMU moves on to play Indiana.

2. Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58 (NIT)

Stony Brook missed out on the NCAA tournament when it lost in the America East tournament and did not have the resume to score an at-large bid. That’s a shame, because the Seawolves are a quality basketball team and they showed it Wednesday against UMass. Anthony Jackson, Dave Coley, and Jameel Warney combined to score 56 of Stony Brook’s 71 total points.

3. Baylor 112, Long Beach State 66 (NIT)

Baylor exploded offensively on Wednesday. Seven players scored in double figures for the Bears in the huge win and they advance to play Arizona State, who also won tonight. That sets the stage for a high-level point guard matchup: Baylor’s Pierre Jackson vs. Arizona State’s Jahii Carson.

Starred

1. Tyrone Garland, La Salle (22 points, 9-of-11 FG, 3 assists)

Garland was one half of the impressive backcourt with Ramon Galloway Wednesday in La Salle’s win over Boise State. He’ll need to bring the same kind of intensity in the Round of 64 against Kansas State.

2. A.J. Davis, James Madison (20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists)

Davis’ ability to stretch the LIU defense and hit his shots in the first half allowed James Madison to survive a push from the Blackbirds at the end of the half. JMU pulled away in the second and it advances.

3. Anthony Drmic, Boise State (28 points, 4 rebounds)

Drmic did all he could for the Broncos on Wednesday night, but La Salle had too many different scoring options on the offensive end. Leon Rice’s team has a good number of its key pieces returning next season, though, so Boise won’t be fading next year.

Struggled

1. Jordan McRae, Tennessee (7 points, 3-of-14 FG)

Tennessee’s season comes to an end Wednesday with a loss in the NIT to Mercer. McRae, who was the main reason Tennessee was able to go on such a tear down the stretch to finish the regular season, went cold tonight.

2. Tyreek Duren, La Salle (4 points, 1-of-6 FG)

Duren normally averages more than 15 points per game for the Explorers, but couldn’t find his stroke from the field Wednesday. Fortunately for him, La Salle was able to find other sources of scoring and beat Boise State to advance. To his credit, he took on a facilitator’s role and added five assists.

3. Mike Caffey, Long Beach State (4 points, 1-of-8 FG)

Long Beach State lost by 46 to Baylor Wednesday night and giving up 112 points in the process. Caffey was among those who struggled, going just 1-of-8 from the floor in the NIT loss.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_