Men's Basketball | January 26, 2016

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The La Salle men's basketball team has a quick turnaround as it heads to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne with tip scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday and TV coverage available on American Sports Network and locally on The Comcast Network in Philadelphia.

La Salle coaches will wear sneakers with their suits for both games this week in support of cancer awareness. In addition, the coaches will wear gold laces in support of pediatric cancer. Read more. 

La Salle Explorers (5-12, 1-5 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (13-7, 3-4 A-10)
Tuesday, January 26 | 7 PM | Pittsburg, Pa.

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Game Notes
La Salle | Duquesne

Last Time Out
 Saint Joseph's used a 20-3 run to end the first half and never looked back in handing La Salle a 69-48 defeat at Tom Gola Arena on Sunday evening. Junior Jordan Price led the Explorers with 14 points while classmate Cleon Roberts added 12. Sophomore Johnnie Shuler scored 11 points and fellow sophomore Tony Washington pulled down 10 rebounds.

Scouting the Explorers
•Rohan Brown, who missed seven games with a knee injury, returned to action on January 24 versus Saint Joseph's. He played 19 minutes against the Hawks and now gives La Salle eight scholarship players while Yevgen Sakhniuk is still out.
 
• Jordan Price is currently 19^th in the nation in scoring at 20.8 points per game. He leads the Big 5 and is second in the Atlantic 10.
 
• Johnnie Shuler is ranked fifth nationally in minutes per game (37.8) and leads in the A-10. La Salle has three players in the top seven in minutes per game in the A-10 (Shuler, Roberts, Price).
 
• The Explorers have won the last five meetings with Duquesne and seven of the last 10. La Salle has won the last two meetings at the Palumbo Center and five of the last six.
 
La Salle-Duquesne Connections
Duquesne junior L.G. Gill and La Salle sophomore Tony Washington squared off against each other in high school. In 2012 when both players were juniors L.G. Gill and Benedictine College Prep grabbed a 70-57 win over Washington's Miller School. Washington finished with one bucket, three rebounds, and a block while gill came off the bench for four points. During their senior campaigns Washington and The Miller School again fell, 68-67, in overtime to Benedictine. Washington scored a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds.   
 
Scouting the Dukes
• Duquesne is 9-1 at the A.J. Palumbo Center this season with its sole loss coming at the hands of Dayton.

• The Dukes are holding opponents to a field goal percentage of .408 on the season which is its lowest since 1970-71. Duquesne has held eight opponents under 40% on the season.

• With the win at George Mason, Duquesne reached 13 wins on the season which are tied for the most in a season under fourth-year head coach Jim Ferry.

• Sophomore Eric James is averaging 9.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in conference play. He has 36 points and 26 rebounds in DU's past two games.

Up Next
La Salle remains on the road as they travel to Dayton to take on the Flyers on Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on NBCSN.