PHILADELPHIA, PA - After a sluggish start on both sides of the ball led to a 25-17 half, the La Salle University Explorers (9-11, 2-4) picked up their game, scoring 54 points in the second half to close out the win over the University of Richmond Spiders (5-14, 1-5).

Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) led the way in scoring for the 12th time this year, finishing with 18 points.

The first half spun out with almost no one finding the basket, as both teams shot under 30% from the floor. Richmond's only lead of the night was the first minute and half of the game, before freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) tied it at 2-2 with a pair of free throws. He finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, all defensive.

La Salle would control the game for the rest of the night after Green's initial foul shots. The closest Richmond came was 1:10 into the second half when they cut La Salle's lead to six points. After that it was only a matter of the Explorers staying at least eight points ahead for the rest of the game.

While both teams finished shooting under 40% from the floor, La Salle more than doubled the Spiders in rebounds and free throws, setting new season records in both categories with 54 boards and shooting 37-47 from the stripe.

Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago / Life Center Academy) was back in form, shooting 2-3 from beyond the arc and finishing with 12 points. He shot perfectly from the foul line along with Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) making all this free throws. The freshman finished out the double digit scorers, dropping 10 point in his 27 minutes.

La Salle now turns their focus to 11-7, 4-2 Fordham University to close out January. That game is scheduled for a 2:00 PM tip on Saturday the 27th.