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Nickelberry carries La Salle past Holy Cross 84-65

AP
Dec 04, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Josh Nickelberry had a career-high 28 points as La Salle Explorers topped Holy Cross Crusaders 84-65 on Saturday.

Nickelberry made 10 of 18 shots with four 3-pointers and eight rebounds for the Explorers (3-4). Clifton Moore pitched in with 15 points and five blocks. Jhamir Brickus added 10 points, while Christian Ray had 12 rebounds.

Gerrale Gates had 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Crusaders (2-7). R.J. Johnson and Judson Martindale both scored 10.

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1st Half
HC
Crusaders
37
LAS
Explorers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Kenney vs. Clifton Moore (Gerrale Gates gains possession)
19:29		Gerrale Gates misses two point jump shot
19:27		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
19:02		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
19:00		R.J. Johnson defensive rebound
18:40		Gerrale Gates misses two point layup
18:38		Gerrale Gates offensive rebound
18:31		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:29		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
18:15		Clifton Moore misses three point jump shot
18:13		Judson Martindale defensive rebound
18:03		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:01		Christian Ray defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Sherif Kenney makes two point layup (Clifton Moore assists)	0-2
17:38		Judson Martindale misses three point jump shot
17:36		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Christian Ray makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	0-4
17:05		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
17:03		Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
16:56		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
16:54		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
16:35		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
16:33		Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
16:30		Jhamir Brickus turnover
16:12		Judson Martindale turnover (Sherif Kenney steals)
16:10		DaJion Humphrey shooting foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
16:10	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point layup (Sherif Kenney assists)	0-6
16:08	+1	Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-7
15:47		R.J. Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:45		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point layup	0-9
15:22		Kyrell Luc misses two point layup
15:20		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
15:14		Sherif Kenney misses three point jump shot
15:12		R.J. Johnson defensive rebound
15:00	+3	DaJion Humphrey makes three point jump shot (Gerrale Gates assists)	3-9
14:35	+3	Daeshon Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Anwar Gill assists)	3-12
14:17		Clifton Moore blocks Judson Martindale's two point layup
14:15		DaJion Humphrey offensive rebound
14:09		Judson Martindale misses three point jump shot
14:07		Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
14:07		DaJion Humphrey shooting foul
14:07		TV timeout
14:07	+1	Sherif Kenney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-13
14:07		Sherif Kenney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:07		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
13:45		Anwar Gill personal foul
13:45	+1	Judson Martindale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-13
13:45	+1	Judson Martindale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-13
13:21		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
13:19		Crusaders defensive rebound
12:48		Anwar Gill shooting foul (Bo Montgomery draws the foul)
12:48		Bo Montgomery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:48	+1	Bo Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
12:24		Mamadou Doucoure misses two point hook shot
12:22		Christian Ray offensive rebound
12:21		Malcolm Townsel personal foul
12:16		Jack Clark turnover (bad pass) (Bo Montgomery steals)
12:14	+2	Malcolm Townsel makes two point layup (Bo Montgomery assists)	8-13
11:53		Sherif Kenney turnover (Malcolm Townsel steals)
11:53		TV timeout
11:40	+3	Kyrell Luc makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Townsel assists)	11-13
11:23		Caleb Kenney personal foul
11:17	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point jump shot	11-15
10:49	+3	Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Kyrell Luc assists)	14-15
10:34	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point layup	14-17
10:19		Khalil Brantley shooting foul (Kyrell Luc draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-17
10:19	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-17
10:19	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-17
9:58	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point hook shot	17-19
9:47	+2	Malcolm Townsel makes two point layup (Kyrell Luc assists)	19-19
9:28		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
9:26		Michael Rabinovich defensive rebound
9:18	+3	Malcolm Townsel makes three point jump shot (Kyrell Luc assists)	22-19
9:17		Explorers 30 second timeout
8:53		Clifton Moore misses two point jump shot
8:51		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
8:25		Bo Montgomery misses two point layup
8:25		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Sherif Kenney makes two point layup (Josh Nickelberry assists)	22-21
8:16		Malcolm Townsel turnover (Josh Nickelberry steals)
8:08	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point dunk	22-23
7:52		Sherif Kenney personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (Judson Martindale assists)	24-23
7:14		Official timeout
7:13		Sherif Kenney turnover (Judson Martindale steals)
6:49		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
6:47		Explorers defensive rebound
6:34		Gerrale Gates blocks Clifton Moore's two point layup
6:32		Explorers offensive rebound
6:28		Sherif Kenney misses two point layup
6:26		Jack Clark offensive rebound
6:22		Jack Clark turnover (bad pass)
6:06	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point dunk (Judson Martindale assists)	26-23
5:45		Sherif Kenney offensive foul
5:45		Sherif Kenney turnover
5:17		Clifton Moore blocks Kyrell Luc's two point layup
5:15		Christian Ray defensive rebound
5:10		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
5:08		Christian Ray offensive rebound
5:05	+2	Christian Ray makes two point layup	26-25
4:50		Clifton Moore shooting foul (R.J. Johnson draws the foul)
4:50		R.J. Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:50		R.J. Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:50		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
4:43		Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass)
4:34		Gerrale Gates misses two point jump shot
4:32		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
4:27	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot	26-28
4:13		Christian Ray shooting foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-28
4:13		Caleb Kenney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:13		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
3:44		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	27-31
3:21		Caleb Kenney misses two point layup
3:19		Christian Ray defensive rebound
3:17		Kyrell Luc personal foul
3:15	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	27-33
2:42	+3	Judson Martindale makes three point jump shot	30-33
2:30		Jack Clark turnover (bad pass)
2:17	+2	Gerrale Gates makes two point layup (Judson Martindale assists)	32-33
2:00		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
1:58		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
1:49		Gerrale Gates misses two point layup
1:47		Gerrale Gates offensive rebound
1:47	+2	Gerrale Gates makes two point layup	34-33
1:47		Jack Clark shooting foul (Gerrale Gates draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Gerrale Gates makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-33
1:36	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot	35-35
1:24		R.J. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Christian Ray steals)
1:06		Christian Ray misses three point jump shot
1:04		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Gerrale Gates makes two point jump shot	37-35
0:15	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot	37-37
0:03		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HC
Crusaders
28
LAS
Explorers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Judson Martindale blocks Sherif Kenney's two point layup
19:47		R.J. Johnson defensive rebound
19:25		Josh Nickelberry personal foul
19:19		Gerrale Gates misses two point layup
19:17		Gerrale Gates offensive rebound
19:08		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:06		Sherif Kenney defensive rebound
18:58		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
18:56		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
18:44		R.J. Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:42		Christian Ray defensive rebound
18:35		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
18:33		Judson Martindale defensive rebound
18:27		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
18:25		Christian Ray defensive rebound
18:09		Sherif Kenney misses three point jump shot
18:07		Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
17:53	+3	Judson Martindale makes three point jump shot (R.J. Johnson assists)	40-37
17:36		R.J. Johnson personal foul
17:30		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
17:28		Judson Martindale defensive rebound
17:17		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:15		Gerrale Gates offensive rebound
17:07		Clifton Moore blocks Kyrell Luc's two point layup
17:05		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Anwar Gill makes two point layup	40-39
16:31	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point jump shot (R.J. Johnson assists)	42-39
16:07	+3	Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Clifton Moore assists)	42-42
15:53		Jhamir Brickus turnover
15:45	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point layup	42-44
15:30		Clifton Moore blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup
15:28		Christian Ray defensive rebound
15:28		Judson Martindale shooting foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-45
15:28	+1	Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
15:15	+2	Malcolm Townsel makes two point layup (Bo Montgomery assists)	44-46
14:51		Josh Nickelberry misses two point jump shot
14:49		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
14:41	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	44-48
14:24		Gerrale Gates turnover (Anwar Gill steals)
14:04	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point layup	44-50
14:03		Gerrale Gates shooting foul (Clifton Moore draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Clifton Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-51
13:50		DaJion Humphrey offensive foul
13:50		DaJion Humphrey turnover
13:41	+2	Anwar Gill makes two point jump shot	44-53
13:09	+2	DaJion Humphrey makes two point layup	46-53
12:49		Clifton Moore misses two point layup
12:38		Clifton Moore offensive rebound
12:47		Clifton Moore turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rabinovich steals)
12:38	+2	DaJion Humphrey makes two point layup (Bo Montgomery assists)	48-53
12:22	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point jump shot	48-55
12:04		Daeshon Shepherd shooting foul (Gerrale Gates draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Gerrale Gates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-55
12:04	+1	Gerrale Gates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
11:50		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
11:48		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
11:34		Gerrale Gates misses two point layup
11:32		Gerrale Gates offensive rebound
11:32		Christian Ray shooting foul (Gerrale Gates draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32	+1	Gerrale Gates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
11:32		Gerrale Gates misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:32		Christian Ray defensive rebound
11:14	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Clifton Moore assists)	51-58
10:42	+2	R.J. Johnson makes two point layup	53-58
10:42		Christian Ray shooting foul (R.J. Johnson draws the foul)
10:42	+1	R.J. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-58
10:27		Clifton Moore misses three point jump shot
10:25		Christian Ray offensive rebound
10:19		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
10:17		Christian Ray offensive rebound
10:11		R.J. Johnson personal foul
10:07		Khalil Brantley misses three point jump shot
10:05		Clifton Moore offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point layup	54-60
9:53		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (R.J. Johnson draws the foul)
9:35		Michael Rabinovich turnover (bad pass)
9:26		Anwar Gill misses two point layup
9:24		DaJion Humphrey defensive rebound
9:21		Khalil Brantley personal foul (R.J. Johnson draws the foul)
9:21	+1	R.J. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
9:21	+1	R.J. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-60
8:56		Clifton Moore turnover (Michael Rabinovich steals)
8:49		Bo Montgomery misses two point layup
8:47		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
8:34		Judson Martindale blocks Josh Nickelberry's two point layup
8:32		Anwar Gill offensive rebound
8:26		Clifton Moore misses three point jump shot
8:24		DaJion Humphrey defensive rebound
8:04	+2	R.J. Johnson makes two point jump shot	58-60
7:41	+3	Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot	58-63
7:22	+2	Judson Martindale makes two point dunk	60-63
7:19		Judson Martindale technical foul
7:19	+1	Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-64
7:19		TV timeout
7:02	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point jump shot	60-66
6:52		DaJion Humphrey misses three point jump shot
6:50		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point jump shot	60-68
6:19		Josh Nickelberry blocks R.J. Johnson's two point layup
6:17		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
6:05		Judson Martindale personal foul
5:53	+3	Josh Nickelberry makes three point jump shot (Clifton Moore assists)	60-71
5:43		Crusaders 60 second timeout
5:28		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:26		Josh Nickelberry defensive rebound
5:09		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
5:07		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
4:59		Clifton Moore blocks Kyrell Luc's two point layup
4:57		Anwar Gill defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Anwar Gill makes two point layup	60-73
4:22		Kyrell Luc misses three point jump shot
4:20		Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
4:08		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
4:06		Christian Ray defensive rebound
3:53		Josh Nickelberry misses three point jump shot
3:51		Josh Nickelberry offensive rebound
3:49	+2	Josh Nickelberry makes two point layup	60-75
3:35	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point layup (Judson Martindale assists)	62-75
3:19		Judson Martindale personal foul (Anwar Gill draws the foul)
3:19		TV timeout
3:19		Anwar Gill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:19		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
3:07	+2	R.J. Johnson makes two point layup	64-75
3:07		Clifton Moore shooting foul (R.J. Johnson draws the foul)
3:07	+1	R.J. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-75
2:40	+2	Clifton Moore makes two point layup (Anwar Gill assists)	65-77
2:26		R.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:24		Explorers defensive rebound
2:03		Malcolm Townsel personal foul (Anwar Gill draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Anwar Gill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-78
2:03		Anwar Gill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:03		Gerrale Gates defensive rebound
1:41		Judson Martindale misses three point jump shot
1:39		Clifton Moore defensive rebound
1:17		Gerrale Gates personal foul (Clifton Moore draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Clifton Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-79
1:17	+1	Clifton Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-80
1:09		R.J. Johnson turnover (bad pass)
1:06	+2	Christian Ray makes two point layup (Anwar Gill assists)	65-82
1:06		R.J. Johnson shooting foul (Christian Ray draws the foul)
1:06		Christian Ray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:06		Anwar Gill offensive rebound
1:02	+2	Anwar Gill makes two point layup	65-84
0:53		Crusaders 30 second timeout
0:40		Malcolm Townsel misses three point jump shot
0:38		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
0:26		R.J. Johnson turnover (Anwar Gill steals)
0:14		Malcolm Townsel misses two point layup
0:12		Anwar Gill defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Anwar Gill defensive rebound