KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The La Salle men's basketball team will take on Ole Miss on Sunday evening for the rights to play in the Sweet 16.
#13 La Salle Explorers (23-9) vs. #12 Ole Miss Rebels (27-8)
Sunday, March 24, 2013 | 7:40 PM Eastern | Sprint Center
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La Salle Game Notes
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Scouting the Explorers
• Only seven La Salle teams have won more games than the 23 that this current Explorer edition has (1952-55, 1988-90).
• La Salle is 13-10 all-time in 12 NCAA Appearances and is looking for its third win in the tournament for the first time since reaching the NCAA finals in 1955.
• La Salle won the 1954 NCAA Championship at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium, beating Bradley, 92-76, behind Most Outstanding Player Tom Gola. The Explorers are now 3-1 all-time in Kansas City with two wins in 1954 and a loss in 2009-10 at the Sprint Center to #1 Kansas.
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Dr. John Giannini tied Paul Westhead for third place on La Salle's all-time win list with 142 victories. He needs four to pass National Basketball Hall of Famer Ken Loeffler.
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Ramon Galloway needs 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career at La Salle. He has scored 1,548 points in his four-year college career. Only six players have scored 1,000 points at La Salle in his first two seasons. Galloway has made 17 of his last 18 free throws (94.4%).
• Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy was an assistant coach at UAB while La Salle assistant
Will Bailey was a player from 1996-98. Bailey was a grad assistant with Kennedy from 1999-01.
• Since La Salle lost
Steve Zack to injury,
Jerrell Wright is averaging 13.6 ppg. and 7.8 rpg. in his last five games. He is shooting 25-for-35 (71.4%) from the field.
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss has won six in a row, winning the SEC Tournament Championship before upsetting Wisconsin, 57-46, on Friday afternoon. Coached by Andy Kennedy, the Rebels rank in the top-10 nationally in points/game (77.9) and turnover margin (+4.2).
Second-team All-SEC choice Marshall Henderson leads the Rebels in scoring (20.0) and shoots the three at a 35 percent clip. The junior guard was named SEC Newcomer of the Year and ranks third in the country in three point field goals/game (3.85).
Ole Miss comes in ranked in the top-25 nationally in blocks/game, led by Reginald Buckner (2.7 bpg). The senior forward averages 9.5 points/game and 7.6 rebounds/game and shoots 58 percent from the field. Murphy Holloway leads the Rebels in rebounds/game (9.6) and comes in second in points/game (14.5), converting at a 56 percent clip. The front court tandem has combined for 21 double-doubles on the season.
Jarvis Summer Ole Miss' primary ball handler, averaging 3.7 assists/game with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, second-best in the SEC.
Up Next
The Winner of La Salle-Ole Miss will square off against the winner of Gonzaga-Wichita State in next week's Sweet 16.
