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McKeithan scores 30, La Salle takes down UMass in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 78-71

AP
Mar 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Corey McKeithan's 30 points led No. 14 seed La Salle over 11th-seeded Massachusetts 78-71 on Wednesday in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

La Salle (14-18) will play sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's (20-11) in the second round on Thursday.

McKeithan shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 11 for 11 from the line for the Explorers. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi scored 12 points while shooting 2 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 11 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Deuce Jones had 10 points. The victory broke an eight-game skid for the Explorers.

The Minutemen (12-20) were led by Daniel Rivera, who posted 22 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. UMass also got 18 points from Jaylen Curry. Rahsool Diggins had 12 points.

La Salle led UMass at the half, 39-30, with McKeithan (14 points) its high scorer before the break. McKeithan scored 16 points in the second half.

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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
39
MASS
Minutemen
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Minutemen gains possession)
19:35	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point hook shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	0-2
19:22		Jaylen Curry personal foul
19:09	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	3-2
18:38		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
18:38		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:38		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
18:24	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	5-2
18:16		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
18:14		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
18:09		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
18:07		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
17:56		Deuce Jones turnover (traveling)
17:39	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	5-4
17:25		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
17:25	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
17:03		Jaylen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Mac Etienne steals)
16:52		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
16:50		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
16:32		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi personal foul
16:30		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
16:28		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	9-4
16:03	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	9-6
15:33		Ryan Zan misses two point layup
15:31		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
15:26		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
15:24		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Mac Etienne assists)	12-6
14:50		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
14:48		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
14:48		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul
14:48		TV timeout
14:35		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
14:33		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
14:25	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	12-9
14:25		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
14:25		Jaylen Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:25		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
14:03	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)	15-9
13:42	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point jump shot	15-11
13:26		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
13:24		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
13:21	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Mac Etienne assists)	18-11
13:03	+3	Daniel Rivera makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	18-14
12:47	+2	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point layup	20-14
12:47		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
12:47	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-14
12:22	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)	21-17
11:55		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses two point jump shot
11:53		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
11:50		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
11:47		Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
11:47		TV timeout
11:24		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
11:22		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
11:13		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
11:11		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
11:07		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
11:04		Minutemen offensive rebound
11:02		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
11:02		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:02	+1	Daniel Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
10:53		Andrés Marrero misses three point jump shot
10:51		Luka Damjanac defensive rebound
10:44		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
10:42		Luka Damjanac offensive rebound
10:29	+2	Shahid Muhammad makes two point hook shot	21-20
9:58		Luka Damjanac shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
9:58		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:58		Luka Damjanac defensive rebound
9:41	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point jump shot	21-22
9:15		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
9:11		Minutemen defensive rebound
8:58		Andrés Marrero shooting foul (Shahid Muhammad draws the foul)
8:58		Shahid Muhammad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:58		Shahid Muhammad misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:58		Andrés Marrero defensive rebound
8:31		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
8:29		Andrés Marrero offensive rebound
8:29		Rahsool Diggins personal foul
8:25	+3	Ryan Zan makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	24-22
8:16	+3	Marqui Worthy makes three point jump shot	24-25
8:03	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point layup (Andrés Marrero assists)	26-25
8:03		Shahid Muhammad shooting foul (Mac Etienne draws the foul)
8:03		Mac Etienne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:03		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
7:47		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
7:45		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
7:42		Daniel Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Andrés Marrero steals)
7:34		Deuce Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
7:25		Marqui Worthy turnover (lost ball) (Andrés Marrero steals)
7:20	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	28-25
6:58		Andrés Marrero shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
6:58		TV timeout
6:58		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:58	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-26
6:32	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot (Andrés Marrero assists)	30-26
6:16		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
6:16		Andrés Marrero defensive rebound
6:16		Luka Damjanac personal foul (Andrés Marrero draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Andrés Marrero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-26
6:16	+1	Andrés Marrero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-26
6:02		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (lost ball) (Corey McKeithan steals)
5:53		Deuce Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
5:32	+2	Marqui Worthy makes two point jump shot (Daniel Rivera assists)	32-28
5:16		Shahid Muhammad blocks Ryan Zan's two point layup
5:14		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point jump shot	34-28
4:56		Daniel Rivera misses two point layup
4:54		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
4:34		Andrés Marrero turnover (bad pass)
4:17		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
4:15		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	34-30
4:04		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
4:02		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
3:50		Mac Etienne blocks Daniel Rivera's two point layup
3:48		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
3:29		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
3:27		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
3:13		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
3:09		Explorers defensive rebound
3:09		TV timeout
2:39		Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:19		Shahid Muhammad misses two point hook shot
2:17		Andrés Marrero defensive rebound
1:58		Mac Etienne misses two point layup
1:56		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
1:48	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Ryan Zan assists)	37-30
1:37		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
1:35		Andrés Marrero defensive rebound
1:19		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
1:17		Corey McKeithan offensive rebound
1:14		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
1:12		Jaylen Curry defensive rebound
1:09		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:49		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
0:45		Explorers defensive rebound
0:21		Daniel Rivera blocks Daeshon Shepherd's three point jump shot
0:19		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
0:16		Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover (bad pass) (Andrés Marrero steals)
0:15	+2	Andrés Marrero makes two point layup	39-30
0:14		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:02		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
39
MASS
Minutemen
41

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
19:42		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
19:36		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
19:34		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	41-30
19:02		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
19:00		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
18:56	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	41-33
18:24		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
18:22		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point layup	41-35
18:04		Ryan Zan shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
18:04		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:04		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
17:58	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	41-38
17:37		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
17:35		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
17:16		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
17:14		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
17:14		Daniel Rivera personal foul
16:55		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
16:53		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
16:48		Daniel Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Deuce Jones steals)
16:42	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point dunk	43-38
16:29		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
16:27		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
16:21		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
16:21	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-39
16:21	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-40
16:15		Deuce Jones turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Rivera steals)
16:11		Corey McKeithan personal foul
16:06	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	43-43
15:49		Jaylen Curry shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-43
15:49	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-43
15:33		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
15:31		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	45-45
15:00		Andrés Marrero misses two point jump shot
14:58		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
14:51	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	45-47
14:43		Explorers 30 second timeout
14:43		TV timeout
14:21		Jayden Ndjigue shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 3	46-47
14:21	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-47
14:21	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 3 of 3	48-47
14:04	+3	Jaylen Curry makes three point jump shot (Nate Guerengomba assists)	48-50
13:39		Daniel Rivera blocks Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi's three point jump shot
13:37		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
13:35	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk	48-52
13:07		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
13:07		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:07		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:07		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
12:38		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
12:36		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
12:32		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
12:30		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
12:25		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
12:23		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
12:23		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul
12:05	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	50-52
11:56		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
11:54		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
11:35		Nate Guerengomba personal foul
11:35		TV timeout
11:30	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot	52-52
11:30		Daniel Rivera shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
11:30	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-52
11:05	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Rahsool Diggins assists)	53-54
11:05		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
11:05		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:05		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
10:37		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
10:35		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
10:20		Ryan Zan personal foul
10:14		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
10:12		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
10:10		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
10:10		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:10		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
9:47		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
9:45		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot	56-54
9:19		Minutemen 30 second timeout
9:11		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
9:09		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
9:07		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
9:05		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:00		Rahsool Diggins shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
9:00	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-54
8:46	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point jump shot	58-56
8:25		Mac Etienne turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
8:15		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Jaylen Curry draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Jaylen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-57
8:15	+1	Jaylen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
7:59		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (bad pass) (Luka Damjanac steals)
7:45		Mac Etienne blocks Rahsool Diggins's two point jump shot
7:40		Jaylen Curry offensive rebound
7:40		Jump ball. (Minutemen gains possession)
7:40		TV timeout
7:28		Jaylen Curry misses two point layup
7:26		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
7:04		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-58
7:04	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
6:42		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
6:40		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
6:31		Daeshon Shepherd shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
6:31	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
6:04	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point jump shot	62-60
5:54		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
5:52		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
5:37		Mac Etienne personal foul (Daniel Hankins-Sanford draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-61
5:37	+1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-62
5:28		Marqui Worthy personal foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
5:28	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-62
5:08		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
5:06		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
5:06		Daniel Hankins-Sanford flagrant 1 (Mac Etienne draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Mac Etienne makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	65-62
5:06	+1	Mac Etienne makes technical free throw 2 of 2	66-62
4:43		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Rivera steals)
4:28		Jaylen Curry misses two point jump shot
4:26		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
4:18	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	66-65
4:00		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
3:58		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
3:49		Corey McKeithan personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Rahsool Diggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
3:49		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:49		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
3:21		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
3:19		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
3:15		Mac Etienne turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
3:01		Marqui Worthy misses two point jump shot
2:58		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
2:58		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi personal foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Jayden Ndjigue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
2:58		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
2:57		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-67
2:57		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
2:41		Mac Etienne blocks Jayden Ndjigue's two point layup
2:39		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
2:14		Daniel Rivera blocks Deuce Jones's two point layup
2:12		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup	69-67
1:42		Rahsool Diggins offensive foul
1:42		Rahsool Diggins turnover (offensive foul)
1:42		Explorers 30 second timeout
1:28		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
1:26		Daniel Rivera defensive rebound
1:11		Nate Guerengomba misses three point jump shot
1:09		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
1:07		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
1:07		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07		Marqui Worthy defensive rebound
0:47		Daniel Rivera misses two point jump shot
0:45		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
0:37		Nate Guerengomba personal foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:37	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:22		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
0:20		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
0:18		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-67
0:18	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-67
0:11	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point dunk (Jaylen Curry assists)	74-69
0:11		Minutemen 60 second timeout
0:11		Jaylen Curry personal foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-69
0:11	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-69
0:06		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
0:04		Daniel Rivera offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Daniel Rivera makes two point tip layup	76-71
0:04		Daeshon Shepherd shooting foul (Daniel Rivera draws the foul)
0:04		Daniel Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:04		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
0:03		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:03	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-71
0:00		End of period

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Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 2 of 2