PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jhamir Brickus hit a pair of jumpers to put La Salle Explorers in front in the final five minutes and the Explorers held on to beat Pennsylvania Quakers, 76-74 on Saturday.
Jonah Charles hit back-to-back treys midway through the second half to put the Quakers in front, 65-59, but Christian Ray answered with two 3-pointers for La Salle to pull the Explorers even at 67-67 with 6:40 left.
Jordan Dingle hit a 3 with 40 seconds left to pull Penn within two, but missed a 3-point attempt for the lead with :02 left.
Josh Nickelberry had 15 points to lead five La Salle players in double figures. Clifton Moore and Brickus added 13 points apiece for the Explorers (5-4). Anwar Gill chipped in 12 points, and Ray had 10. Moore also had three blocks, while Gill posted seven assists.
Charles had 18 points and six rebounds for the Quakers (3-10), whose losing streak stretched to six games. Jordan Dingle added 14 points. Michael Moshkovitz had 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
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1st Half
PENN
Quakers
35
LAS
Explorers
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Michael Wang vs. Clifton Moore (Anwar Gill gains possession)
19:47
Josh Nickelberry turnover (lost ball) (Jelani Williams steals)
19:34
+2
Jelani Williams makes two point finger roll layup (Michael Wang assists)
2-0
19:15
+2
Clifton Moore makes two point dunk (Anwar Gill assists)
2-2
18:58
Max Martz misses three point jump shot
18:56
Explorers defensive rebound
18:45
+2
Clifton Moore makes two point layup (Christian Ray assists)
2-4
18:26
Jelani Williams turnover (bad pass) (Anwar Gill steals)
17:57
+3
Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Clifton Moore assists)
2-7
17:35
Bryce Washington turnover (bad pass) (Anwar Gill steals)
17:30
+2
Anwar Gill makes two point dunk
2-9
17:14
Michael Wang misses three point jump shot
17:12
Explorers defensive rebound
16:49
+3
Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Anwar Gill assists)
2-12
16:35
Jordan Dingle turnover (traveling)
16:24
Michael Wang shooting foul (Clifton Moore draws the foul)
16:24
+1
Clifton Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-13
16:24
+1
Clifton Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-14
16:02
+3
Jonah Charles makes three point jump shot (Michael Moshkovitz assists)
5-14
15:42
TV timeout
15:39
+2
Josh Nickelberry makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)
5-16
15:17
Lucas Monroe turnover (traveling)
15:05
+3
Jhamir Brickus makes three point step back jump shot
5-19
14:52
Anwar Gill shooting foul (Jordan Dingle draws the foul)
14:52
+1
Jordan Dingle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-19
14:52
+1
Jordan Dingle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-19
14:42
+3
Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)
7-22
14:23
+3
Jordan Dingle makes three point step back jump shot (Jonah Charles assists)
10-22
14:13
Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
14:11
Jack Clark offensive rebound
14:06
Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
14:04
Jonah Charles defensive rebound
13:56
Jhamir Brickus shooting foul (George Smith draws the foul)
13:56
George Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:56
George Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:56
+1
George Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3
11-22
13:34
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
13:32
Jonah Charles defensive rebound
13:24
+3
Jonah Charles makes three point jump shot (George Smith assists)
14-22
12:56
+2
Jack Clark makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)
14-24
12:47
Anwar Gill personal foul (Jordan Dingle draws the foul)
12:46
Mamadou Doucoure personal foul (George Smith draws the foul)
12:36
Sherif Kenney personal foul (Jordan Dingle draws the foul)
12:30
+3
Jordan Dingle makes three point step back jump shot
17-24
12:03
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
12:01
Sherif Kenney offensive rebound
11:51
Jack Clark misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:49
Michael Moshkovitz defensive rebound
11:39
+3
Jonah Charles makes three point jump shot (Jordan Dingle assists)
20-24
11:10
Jordan Dingle shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
11:10
TV timeout
11:10
Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:10
Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:10
Jonah Charles defensive rebound
10:53
Jonah Charles misses three point jump shot
10:51
Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
10:42
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
10:40
Jonah Charles defensive rebound
10:21
+2
Michael Wang makes two point pullup jump shot
22-24
9:53
Sherif Kenney misses three point jump shot
9:51
Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
9:48
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point putback layup
22-26
9:30
Jordan Dingle misses two point layup
9:30
Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
9:30
+2
Khalil Brantley makes two point pullup jump shot (Sherif Kenney assists)
22-28
9:11
+3
Jordan Dingle makes three point jump shot (Michael Moshkovitz assists)
25-28
8:48
+3
Daeshon Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Sherif Kenney assists)
25-31
8:29
Michael Wang turnover (lost ball)
8:13
Khalil Brantley misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:11
Max Martz defensive rebound
7:57
+3
Michael Moshkovitz makes three point jump shot (Michael Wang assists)
28-31
7:34
+3
Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Sherif Kenney assists)
28-34
7:20
Michael Wang misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:18
Clifton Moore defensive rebound
7:10
Sherif Kenney misses three point jump shot
7:08
Christian Ray offensive rebound
7:08
+2
Christian Ray makes two point tip shot
28-36
7:00
Quakers 30 second timeout
7:00
TV timeout
6:38
+2
Michael Moshkovitz makes two point layup
30-36
6:20
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
6:18
Jelani Williams defensive rebound
6:07
Michael Moshkovitz misses two point layup
6:05
Christian Ray defensive rebound
5:59
Sherif Kenney turnover (bad pass)
5:47
+3
Jelani Williams makes three point jump shot (Jordan Dingle assists)
33-36
5:20
Christian Ray misses three point jump shot
5:18
Michael Moshkovitz defensive rebound
5:11
Jelani Williams misses three point jump shot
5:09
Explorers defensive rebound
5:09
Michael Moshkovitz personal foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
4:55
+2
Clifton Moore makes two point pullup jump shot
33-38
4:29
Jonah Charles misses two point driving layup
4:27
Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
4:21
+2
Sherif Kenney makes two point layup (Christian Ray assists)
33-40
4:00
Max Martz misses three point jump shot
3:58
Clifton Moore defensive rebound
3:40
Josh Nickelberry misses three point step back jump shot
3:38
Jordan Dingle defensive rebound
3:31
Jordan Dingle misses three point jump shot
3:29
Christian Ray defensive rebound
3:27
Christian Ray turnover (bad pass) (Jelani Williams steals)
3:14
Max Martz misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:12
Jack Clark defensive rebound
2:42
Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:42
TV timeout
2:19
Max Martz misses three point jump shot
2:17
Jordan Dingle offensive rebound
2:13
Jordan Dingle misses three point jump shot
2:11
Jack Clark defensive rebound
1:55
Christian Ray misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:53
Max Martz defensive rebound
1:42
+2
Jelani Williams makes two point floating jump shot
35-40
1:23
Max Martz blocks Clifton Moore's two point pullup jump shot
