B.J. Johnson scored a career-high 35 points, including the exclamation point dunk in the final seconds, and La Salle came back to beat Florida Gulf Coast 84-80 on Saturday.
Johnson finished 10 of 16 from the field, 12 of 14 at the line, and had four steals. Jordan Price added 16 points for the Explorers (5-4).
La Salle trailed for large portions of the second half until a late 8-0 run, capped by a pair of Price baskets, gave the Explorers a 78-74 lead with 48 seconds left. A Rayjon Tucker jumper for the Eagles (7-5) cut it to 82-80, but Johnson's jam with six seconds left iced it.
Brandon Goodwin led Florida Gulf Coast with 26 points, while Tucker added 23.
The Eagles were without redshirt senior Marc-Eddy Norelia, who did not travel with the team for personal reasons. Norelia also missed the first four games of the year with a broken hand.
Seton Hall cruises to 81-68 win over Delaware
NEWARK, N.J. -- Angel Delgado matched a career-high with 22 points and added 15 rebounds to lead Seton Hall to an 81-68 win over Delaware on Saturday night.
Delgado finished an efficient 9 of 12 from the field. Madison Jones added 15 points and Desi Rodriguez had 12 for Seton Hall (9-2), which has won five in a row and moved to a perfect 4-0 at home.
Anthony Mosely scored 21 points and Ryan Daly finished with 19 to lead Delaware (5-5), which shot just 40 percent and 4 of 16 from 3-point range.
The Pirates held an eight-point lead (34-26) at the break and pushed it to double digits early in the second following a 3 and a layup from Jones.
The Blue Hens managed to cut it back to 63-56 but never seriously threatened the rest of the night.