While Bucknell pulled off a win that might help the league's RPI a little, the rest of the league probably negated that by going 0-3 last night. Particularly troubling was American losing at home to LaSalle.

Here's a quick wrap of last night's action:

LaSalle 66, American 53 (box score) -- From Kathy Orton in the Washington Post:

. . . the Eagles seemed flustered by La Salle's zone defense. Their three guards, in particular, had a tough time.

This certainly does not bode well for AU against Bucknell or Holy Cross, both of whom play some pretty good matchup zone.

The Philadelphia Inquirer pointed out:

American was able to hit just one field goal in the final 7 minutes, 54 seconds.

The Inky also noted:

La Salle junior Steve Smith scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half to carry the Explorers . . .

It's worth mentioning that Smith is a 1,000 point scorer. He reached that plateau in the AU game. It's also worth mentioning that he is a 6-8 forward who can step outside and shoot the three. That is a tough matchup for any team, especially Patriot League teams.

But Smith didn't do all his damage outisde. He had three treys, but the rest of his points came inside the arc, and his 12 trips to the foul line and 11 rebounds would seem to indicate AU had trouble handling him in the paint, too.

I have yet to see American play, but it sure looks like they will have matchup problems against guys like HC's Nate Lufkin and BU's Chris McNaughton.

Also, once again, American's starters all played over 30 minutes and the bench contributed next to nothing (9 points, 2 rebounds).

No. 9 Georgia Tech 92, Lafayette 58 (box score) -- Freshman Anthony Morrow led the Yellow Jackets. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

The freshman swingman poured in a career-best 20 points-- hitting 6-of-9 from 3-point range-- to help lift No. 9 Tech to a 92-58 victory over Lafayette at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Another freshman, Ra'Sean Dickey added 15 points and a pair of blocked shots.

Brian Murphy, writing in the Macon Telegraph, said:

Tech needed the spark (from the freshmen) against the determined Leopards (3-7). Lafayette, running an efficient pick-and-roll offense, stayed within 12 points until the 9:28 mark of the second half.

Binghamton 65, Colgate 61 -- Here's the box score.

On tap tonight:

Lehigh at Towson in a clash of a pair of old East Coast Conference rivals.