Tyreek Duren News

THREE GAMES in 26 hours and a few more on TV to start the season simply were not sufficient.

Coming off a disappointing finish in the Paradise Jam tournament, the Explorers were in need of a win.

Not everybody can hit the ground running every season. When the college basketball bus begins its trip down the road to the Final Four, there are always several kids running to catch it and one or two who simply slept through the alarm clock.

Tyler Harris scores 22 points to help Friars advance to championship game on Monday vs. Maryland at 10 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

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Donovan Jack scored a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers and pace Penn State to a 79-72 win over LaSalle Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.

With Siena leading by eight points with seven minutes to play, La Salle's 6-foot-11 center Steve Zack grabbed an offensive rebound that led to a 3-pointer by Tyreek Duren.

Penn State coach Patrick Chambers talks to players Alan Wisniewski and D.J. Newbill during the Nittany Lions' 90-80 loss to Bucknell on Wednesday.

Tyreek Duren scored 20 points, with 14 of those coming in the final eight minutes as La Salle rallied back to defeat Siena 78-74 Saturday.

A FEW weeks ago, the sports scene in Philadelphia looked pretty grim. It appeared that none of our pro teams had any chance to make the playoffs in the foreseeable future.

The La Salle Explorers play their third straight home game to open the season on Saturday as they welcome Siena to Gola Arena.

Siena's loss Tuesday at Vermont was hard to describe. It was all at once ugly, disjointed, lengthy and just downright odd.

While their 99-90 double overtime loss to Manhattan on Saturday afternoon qualified as one of the best games of the opening weekend, the way in which the defeat occurred revealed a big issue for the La Salle Explorers.

Tyrone Garland's season high of 28 points was not enough to hold off the Manhattan Jaspers Excitement is the word that described the energy in the Tom Gola this afternoon as La Salle was ready to unveil their Sweet 16 banner and defeat the Manhattan Jaspers in their season opener.