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Dean has 15, Fordham knocks off La Salle 88-72

AP
Jan 29, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Romad Dean had 15 points in Fordham's 88-72 victory against La Salle on Wednesday night.

Dean added eight rebounds for the Rams (10-11, 2-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Matt Zona shot 5 for 5, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Jackie Johnson III and Jahmere Tripp both finished with 12 points.

The Explorers (11-10, 3-5) were led in scoring by Deuce Jones, who finished with 24 points and four steals. Jahlil White added 14 points and nine rebounds for La Salle. Corey McKeithan and Daeshon Shepherd both recorded 13 points.

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These two teams both play Saturday. Fordham visits Saint Bonaventure and La Salle hosts George Washington.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FOR
Rams
46
LAS
Explorers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abdou Tsimbila vs. Mac Etienne (Jackie Johnson III gains possession)
19:38	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup (Romad Dean assists)	2-0
19:23		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
19:23	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
19:08		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
19:06		Jahlil White defensive rebound
18:55		Corey McKeithan misses two point layup
18:53		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point layup	2-4
18:18	+2	Zach Riley makes two point layup	4-4
17:54		Romad Dean blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
17:52		Corey McKeithan offensive rebound
17:47		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
17:45		Romad Dean defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup	6-4
17:14		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
17:05	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	9-4
16:30		Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:20	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point jump shot	11-4
15:54		Mac Etienne misses two point layup
15:50		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
15:50		Mac Etienne misses two point layup
15:48		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
15:46		Mac Etienne misses two point layup
15:45		Romad Dean defensive rebound
15:37		Matt Zona offensive foul
15:37		Matt Zona turnover (offensive foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:14	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point jump shot	11-6
15:00		Joshua Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Corey McKeithan steals)
14:53	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	11-8
14:27		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
14:25		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
14:20	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Joshua Rivera assists)	14-8
13:59		Deuce Jones turnover (bad pass)
13:51		Deuce Jones personal foul
13:48		Joshua Rivera turnover (Mac Etienne steals)
13:39	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Corey McKeithan assists)	14-10
13:29	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot	17-10
13:11		Japhet Medor shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-11
13:11	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-12
13:11	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-13
12:57		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
12:55		Jahlil White defensive rebound
12:38		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
12:36		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	20-13
11:59		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
11:56		Rams defensive rebound
11:57		TV timeout
11:39	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup (Jackie Johnson III assists)	22-13
11:19		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses two point jump shot
11:17		Zach Riley defensive rebound
11:10		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
11:08		Jahlil White defensive rebound
11:03		Matt Zona shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
11:03	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-14
11:03	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-15
10:41		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul)
10:41	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-15
10:41	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-15
10:16		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
10:14		Explorers offensive rebound
10:13		Eric Acker turnover
9:57	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot	26-15
9:52		Explorers 30 second timeout
9:38		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
9:38		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:38		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
9:23		Jahlil White personal foul
9:11		Corey McKeithan blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point layup
9:09		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
9:06		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
9:03		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
9:01		Jahlil White turnover (traveling)
8:46	+2	Zach Riley makes two point layup	28-15
8:34		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
8:32		Zach Riley defensive rebound
8:26	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	31-15
8:09	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	31-17
7:48		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
7:48		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
7:48		Jahlil White personal foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:41	+3	Zach Riley makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	34-17
7:17		Joshua Rivera personal foul
7:11	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot	34-20
6:53		Mac Etienne blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point layup
6:51		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	34-22
6:22		Eric Acker personal foul
6:20		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
6:18		Eric Acker defensive rebound
5:56		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
5:54		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
5:49		Daeshon Shepherd blocks Japhet Medor's two point layup
5:47		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
5:42		Joshua Rivera turnover (Eric Acker steals)
5:42		Eric Acker misses two point layup
5:40		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
5:26		Jahmere Tripp misses two point jump shot
5:24		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
5:10		Romad Dean blocks Deuce Jones's two point jump shot
5:08		Romad Dean defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot (Romad Dean assists)	36-22
4:30	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot	36-24
4:30		Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-25
4:04		Mac Etienne blocks Joshua Rivera's two point layup
4:02		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
3:57		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
3:55		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
3:53		Deuce Jones turnover (Japhet Medor steals)
3:47		Romad Dean misses two point layup
3:45		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	36-27
3:24		Rams 30 second timeout
3:24		TV timeout
3:09		Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot
3:07		Eric Acker defensive rebound
3:02		Eric Acker misses two point layup
3:00		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
2:36		Romad Dean turnover (Mac Etienne steals)
2:31		Japhet Medor shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
2:31		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:31	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
2:17	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Jahmere Tripp assists)	39-28
2:07		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
2:05		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
1:59		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-28
1:59	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-28
1:41	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Deuce Jones assists)	41-30
1:25	+3	Jahmere Tripp makes three point jump shot	44-30
1:06		Corey McKeithan turnover (Jahmere Tripp steals)
0:42		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
0:40		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
0:35		Jackie Johnson III personal foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
0:35		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Zach Riley defensive rebound
0:31		Zach Riley turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
0:31	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	44-32
0:07		Japhet Medor misses two point layup
0:05		Romad Dean offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Romad Dean makes two point layup	46-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FOR
Rams
42
LAS
Explorers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
19:38		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
19:30		Jahlil White turnover (Romad Dean steals)
19:23		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-32
19:23		Jackie Johnson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:23		Jahlil White defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	47-34
18:46		Zach Riley misses three point jump shot
18:44		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
18:34		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
18:33		Jahlil White offensive rebound
18:33		Romad Dean personal foul
18:21		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
18:19		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
18:13		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
18:11		Jahlil White defensive rebound
17:58		Romad Dean shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-35
17:58	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-36
17:33		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
17:31		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	47-38
16:59		Zach Riley misses three point jump shot
16:57		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
16:51		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
16:49		Jahlil White defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	47-40
16:16	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	49-40
16:00	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point jump shot	49-42
15:42		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
15:40		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
15:34	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup	51-42
15:18		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Deuce Jones's two point layup
15:18		Explorers offensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
15:13	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	51-44
15:13		Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
15:13		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:13		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Jahmere Tripp makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	54-44
14:32	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point layup	54-46
14:32		Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
14:32	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-47
14:12		Jahmere Tripp turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
14:08		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
14:06		Romad Dean defensive rebound
13:55	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists)	56-47
13:33		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
13:31		Matt Zona defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Jahmere Tripp assists)	58-47
13:08	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Jahlil White assists)	58-49
12:45		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-49
12:45		Japhet Medor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:45		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
12:34	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	59-52
12:10		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
12:08		Zach Riley offensive rebound
12:07		Zach Riley turnover (Jahlil White steals)
12:07		Matt Zona personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:46		Corey McKeithan misses two point layup
11:41		Jahlil White offensive rebound
11:41		Jahlil White misses two point layup
11:41		Zach Riley defensive rebound
11:16		Japhet Medor misses two point layup
11:14		Explorers defensive rebound
10:50		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
10:48		Romad Dean defensive rebound
10:21		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
10:04		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
10:02		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
9:49		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
9:47		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
9:33		Deuce Jones personal foul
9:19	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Abdou Tsimbila assists)	62-52
9:05		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
9:03		Romad Dean defensive rebound
8:45	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	64-52
8:29		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
8:27		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
8:25		Deuce Jones personal foul
8:17		Japhet Medor misses two point layup
8:15		Explorers defensive rebound
8:15		Zach Riley personal foul
8:03		Romad Dean shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
8:03		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:03		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:03		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	66-52
7:37	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup (Corey McKeithan assists)	66-54
7:37		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-55
7:13		Eric Acker personal foul
6:58		Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot
6:56		Jackie Johnson III offensive rebound
6:53		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
6:51		Explorers defensive rebound
6:40		Corey McKeithan turnover (Matt Zona steals)
6:32		Corey McKeithan personal foul
6:20	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot (Jahmere Tripp assists)	68-55
5:54	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	68-58
5:53		Explorers 30 second timeout
5:53		TV timeout
5:31	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	71-58
5:13	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Eric Acker assists)	71-60
4:57		Rams 30 second timeout
4:51		Jahlil White shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
4:51		Jahmere Tripp misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51		Jahmere Tripp misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:51		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
4:40		Matt Zona blocks Deuce Jones's two point layup
4:38		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Romad Dean makes two point dunk (Japhet Medor assists)	73-60
4:21	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	73-62
4:00		Eric Acker shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-62
4:00	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-62
3:49		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
3:47		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
3:29		Japhet Medor turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
3:29		Japhet Medor personal foul
3:29	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-63
3:29		Corey McKeithan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:29		Rams defensive rebound
3:29		Jahlil White personal foul
3:29		Abdou Tsimbila misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:29		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
3:22		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
3:20		Romad Dean defensive rebound
3:01		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
2:59		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
2:54	+2	Romad Dean makes two point layup (Joshua Rivera assists)	77-63
2:42	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point jump shot	77-65
2:32		Japhet Medor turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
2:32		Zach Riley shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
2:32		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:32		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:32		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Joshua Rivera makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	80-65
1:41		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
1:39		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
1:39		Eric Acker personal foul
1:37	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-65
1:37	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-65
1:31		Jahlil White misses two point layup
1:29		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
1:25		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
1:23		Jahlil White offensive rebound
1:20		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul
1:20		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-66
1:09		Rams turnover (10-second violation)
1:07		Japhet Medor personal foul
1:07	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-67
1:07	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-68
0:56		Andres Marrero personal foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-68
0:56	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-68
0:47		Ryan Zan misses three point jump shot
0:45		Eric Acker offensive rebound
0:41		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
0:39		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
0:34	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	86-68
0:29		Jackie Johnson III personal foul
0:29	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-69
0:29	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-70
0:23	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	88-70
0:16	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	88-72
0:00		End of period

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Deuce Jones makes two point layup