Syracuse's Judah Mintz ejected after slapping Bryant guard in the face, sparking wild altercation
Just after the midway point of the first half, Syracuse guard Judah Mintz drew a foul in the lane. As he started walking up toward the free throw line, he slapped Bryant guard Doug Edert on the face. Edert quickly retaliated, and came from behind to slap Mintz back on his face before running off. Cuse guard Judah Mintz slaps Bryant's Doug Edert and then Edert comes right back with a slap on Mintz as both benches clear. @NBC10 pic.twitter.com/BikzSj1HWl — Joe Kayata (@NBC10_Joe) November 26, 2022Both Mintz and Edert were ejected, as were Bryant players Kvonn Cramer and Tyler Brelsford.
wftv.comBryant basketball coach defends running up the score in 108-point win over D3 school
Coming off their first NCAA Tournament bid, Bryant’s Division I men’s team went 22-10 (15-2) and won the Northeast Conference last season. The Thomas Terriers, a Division III team, went 4-14 (1-10 in North Atlantic Conference play). “We play really hard, we pressure, we play fast and right now we have to improve,” he said. While the matchup is listed on Thomas’ schedule as an exhibition game, the win will contribute to Bryant’s regular season record. Never without his signature mustache, Edert hit a trio of threes in the first two and a half minutes of the second half, helping to run up that score and secure the Bulldogs 108-point win.
wftv.comMason takes over at Saint Peter's needing to settle roster
(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) (Jessica Hill)JERSEY CITY, N.J. — (AP) — Bashir Mason is looking forward to the challenge of taking over at Saint Peter's after its incredible run to the Elite Eight. “Getting the roster settled is what I'm focused on,” Mason said Wednesday, shortly after being introduced as the Peacocks' new coach. Banks said Mason tried to recruit him out of high school, so he knows him. Athletic director Rachelle Paul said there was a lot of interest in the Saint Peter's job from all walks of college and high school coaches. Wagner senior guard Elijah Ford said Saint Peter's is getting a really good coach who will let the players know where they stand.
wftv.comElite Pete! Saint Peter's tops Purdue, makes 15 seed history
NCAA St Peters Purdue Basketball Saint Peter's Doug Edert (25), Hassan Drame (14) and Matthew Lee (15) celebrate after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Consider, just 434 fans were listed as the total attendance for Saint Peter’s home opener this season against LIU. More than that turned out to give the team a Sweet 16 sendoff from campus this week. 15 seed ever to reach the Sweet 16. Notre Dame faces North Carolina State in the women’s Sweet 16 on Saturday morning.
wftv.comSaint Peter's 1st 15 seed in Elite Eight, tops Purdue 67-64
NCAA St Peters Purdue Basketball Saint Peter's Doug Edert celebrates after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Saint Peter’s had the fans inside the packed Wells Fargo Center on its side from the opening tip and the arena erupted when Banks tied the game 57-all on a turnaround jumper. 2 seed Kentucky and Murray State -- and held off a Purdue team that gamely tried to bully them inside. Almost 30 years to the day that Duke’s Christian Laettner’s overtime buzzer-beater stunned Kentucky to win a regional final at the since-razed Spectrum, Purdue (29-8) and Saint Peter’s pulled off their own Philly classic. Consider, just 434 fans were listed as the total attendance for Saint Peter’s home opener this season against LIU.
wftv.comSaint Peter's shocks No. 2 seed Kentucky 85-79 in OT
APTOPIX NCAA Saint Peters Kentucky Basketball Saint Peter's guard Matthew Lee, right, steals the all from Kentucky guard TyTy Washington Jr. (3) during overtime in a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saint Peter’s (20-11) moves on to face either Murray State or San Francisco in Saturday’s second round in the East Region. Not bad for a private Jesuit school in Jersey City, New Jersey, that’s made half as many NCAA Tournament appearances (four) as Kentucky has national titles (eight). Saint Peter's followed with seven unanswered points, capped by Edert's go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining. BIG PICTURESaint Peter’s: The Peacocks didn’t flinch against their more talented foe, keeping up with and sometimes dictating the pace.
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