Men's Basketball | January 12, 2016

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's basketball looks to continue its momentum as it heads to Richmond to take on the Spiders on Wednesday with tip slated for 7 p.m. Local television coverage is available on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

La Salle Explorers (5-8, 1-2 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (9-6, 1-2 A-10)
Wednesday, January 13 | 7 PM | Richmond, Va.

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Game Notes
La Salle | Richmond

Coach Giannini previews the game with Matt Leon of KYW 1060 Radio

Last Time Out
La Salle took down a ranked opponent for the third time in the past four years as the Explorers captured a 61-57 victory over #25 Dayton. Jordan Price had 17 points, including the 1,000th of his collegiate career, and Amar Stukes added 13. Stukes played all 40 minutes and shot 5-for-8 from the field. All five La Salle starters reached double-digits, with Johnnie Shuler scoring 11 and Tony Washington and Cleon Roberts each adding 10. 

All-Time Series
This will be the 31^st meeting between the two programs, with the series tied at 15-15. The Explorers have won three of the past four meetings.

Last Meeting With Richmond
La Salle grabbed a 64-62 win over Richmond, holding off a late run by the Spiders at Tom Gola Arena last February. La Salle's balanced attack proved too much for the Spiders down the stretch as four Explorers finished in double figures, paced by 15 points from Jerrell Wright. Steve Zack recorded his third double-double this season, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 10 points.
 
Scouting the Explorers
• Jordan Price is currently 13th in the nation in scoring at 22.2 points per game. He is second in the Atlantic 10 behind Jack Gibbs of Davidson (23.9).

• Price was named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.0 ppg., 8.5 rpg., and 5.0 apg. He scored his 1,000 career point in a win over #25 Dayton.  

• Price is one of three players in the nation to average at least 22.0 ppg., 5.0 rpg., and 3.0 apg.

• La Salle had 57 possessions vs. Dayton. The slowest team in the nation is Virginia, which averages 63. The Explorers were averaging 70 possessions coming into the game.

• La Salle has now defeated a Top 25 opponent in three of the past four years (2013: Butler, @VCU, Kansas State; 2015: @VCU; 2016: Dayton). The Dayton win was the fifth ranked win in four years.

• Rohan Brown (knee injury) and Yevgen Sakhniuk (sickness) have not appeared in a game since December 22 versus Miami. La Salle has played with seven scholarship players so far in conference play.

• Johnnie Shuler is ranked 12^th nationally in minutes per game (37.6) and is third in the A-10. La Salle has three players in the top seven in minutes per game as Cleon Roberts and Price join Shuler.

La Salle-Richmond Connections
Richmond head coach Chris Mooney is a Philadelphia native having attended Archbishop Ryan High School. Mooney also broke into the coaching business as head coach at Arcadia University which is just 4.3 miles north of La Salle.  

Richmond Director of Basketball Operations, Steve Thomas is a graduate of Rowan University. La Salle head coach Dr. John Giannini coached at Rowan from 1989-96 and the Explorers grabbed an 81-51 win over the Profs.  

Scouting the Spiders
• Richmond snapped a three game losing streak with a 93-82 win at Fordham on Sunday. The Spiders are tied with La Salle a 1-2 in A-10 play entering the matchup.

• The Spiders rank third in the Atlantic 10 as they are averaging 77.0 points per conference game so far this season. They have been efficient in their offense as well, shooting 49.7% against conference foes.

• Upperclassmen Terry Allen and ShawnDre' Jones lead the way in scoring for the Spiders. The pair is tied for 10^th in the Atlantic 10, averaging 19.0 points per game in the first three conference games of the season.

• Trey Davis has been efficiently run the offense for the Spiders. The senior has 16 assists to just three turnovers in conference play.  

Up Next
La Salle remains on the road as it heads north to Rhode Island to face the Rams on Saturday, with tip slated for 2:30 p.m. for a national broadcast on NBCSN.