National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
La Salle 84, Providence 73
When: 4:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Where: Aventura Spa Palace, Cancun
Officials: # Gary Pucino, # Darryl Smith, # Ken Turner
Attendance: N/A

La Salle rode some hot shooting and the scoring of Aaric Murray and Earl Pettis to an 84-73 victory over Providence in a Cancun Challenge matchup on Tuesday. The Explorers (4-1) shot a sizzling 69 percent (20-of-29) in the first half to jump out to a 44-28 lead. Murray finished with 20 points and Pettis had 18, including 14 in the first half when La Salle took control. Providence (4-1) got 20 points from Marshon Brooks and 17 from Vincent Council but it was not enough for the Friars to avoid their first loss of the season. Providence was looking to run its record to 5-0 for the first time since the start of the 1990-91 season. La Salle cooled off after the break and started the second half shooting 4-of-14 from the field as Providence cut into the lead. The Friars pulled within 56-48 midway through the second half but were never able to overtake the Explorers. La Salle, which now leads its brief series with Providence 3-2, moves on to face either Missouri or Wyoming on Wednesday in the Riviera Division championship game.
Top Game Performances
 
La Salle   Providence
Aaric Murray 20 Scoring Marshon Brooks 20
Tyreek Duren 4 Assists Marshon Brooks 2
Jerrell Williams 13 Rebounds Marshon Brooks 11
Aaric Murray 6 Free Throws Made Kadeem Batts 8
Earl Pettis 1 Steals Marshon Brooks 2
Devon White 2 Blocks Ron Giplaye 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
La Salle 84 50.0 5-10 15-23 15 47 3 2
Providence 73 34.8 8-32 19-35 7 31 7 9
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