Grady, Gudmunsson pace Davidson's 74-49 defeat of La Salle
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Kellan Grady scored 22 points, Jon Axel Gudmunsson added 14 and Davidson led from start to finish, defeating La Salle 74-49 Tuesday night.
Grady buried a 3-pointer and a jump shot, contributing five points to the Wildcats'game-opening 10-0 run. Gudmunsson missed his first shot, a 3-pointer, but then made three straight from distance as Davidson (15-12, 9-6 Atlantic 10 Conference) built a 21-7 lead and cruised to a sixth straight home win.
Ed Crosswell scored 11 and David Beatty 10 for the Explorers (13-14, 4-11) who saw a two-game win streak come to an end. La Salle also lost a streak of making 6 or more 3-pointers in 13 straight games, finishing 2 of 16 from distance Tuesday.
Davidson plays No. 4 Dayton, which is on a 17-game win streak, on the road on Friday. La Salle faces Saint Bonaventure at home on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
St. Bonaventure | 6-1 | - | 8-1 |
Davidson | 6-2 | 0.5 | 10-5 |
VCU | 4-2 | 1.5 | 11-4 |
UMass | 4-2 | 1.5 | 5-4 |
Richmond | 3-2 | 2 | 9-4 |
Dayton | 4-3 | 2 | 8-4 |
Rhode Island | 5-4 | 2 | 8-8 |
George Mason | 4-4 | 2.5 | 8-6 |
La Salle | 4-4 | 2.5 | 7-8 |
George Washington | 2-3 | 3 | 3-9 |
Duquesne | 3-5 | 3.5 | 4-6 |
Fordham | 1-7 | 5.5 | 1-7 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | 2.5 | 7-1 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-7 | 6 | 1-12 |