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VIDEO: Davidson beats La Salle, advances to A-10 quarters

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Peyton Aldridge scored 27 points and Davidson moved into the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament with a 78-63 victory over LaSalle on Thursday night.

In a matchup of two of the Atlantic 10’s top scorers in Davidson guard Jack Gibbs and La Salle guard Jordan Price, another player managed to steal the show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

That player was none other than Davidson’s Peyton Aldridge, who scored a game-high 27 points as the Wildcats beat the Explorers 78-63 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Aldridge, who also grabbed six rebounds, shot 9-for-15 from the field and 7-for-7 from the foul line on the night. Brian Sullivan added 15 points and Gibbs, who led the conference in scoring with an average of 24.8 points per game, scored just nine on 3-for-11 shooting.

However Gibbs managed to impact the game in other ways, as he dished out a game-high seven assists on the night. As a result of the win Davidson will play No. 3 seed St. Bonaventure in Friday’s quarterfinal round on NBCSN.

Price led the Explorers with 23 points but he was made to work by the Davidson defense, shooting just 5-for-22 from the field. Tony Washington chipped in with 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Amar Stukes scored 13 points for the Explorers. La Salle ends their season with a record of 9-22.