Men's Basketball | January 26, 2017

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's basketball team (11-7, 5-2 A10) returns to Atlantic 10 action on Saturday, Jan. 28, for a matchup with Philly and Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's (9-10, 2-5 A10). All of the action will be televised locally on Comcast Sports Network (CSN) beginning at 6:00 p.m.

NEWS & NOTES
•The game will not be considered the Big 5 contest this season, but will have an impact on the A10 standings, with the Explorers entering with a 5-2 record and the Hawks at 2-5.
•On Wednesday, La Salle rallied from a 14-point deficit to pull to within one of Penn following a three-pointer from senior Jordan Price with 3.0 seconds remaining. 
•Two free throws from Quaker freshman AJ Brodeur, who had a career-high 35 points, upped the margin to three before a last-second heave downcourt was intercepted to seal the game.
•Junior B.J. Johnson was in foul trouble in the first half, playing just six minutes, but returned for the second and scored all 15 of his points after the break.
•The Explorers were undone by 17 turnovers and a first-half shooting performance of 30.8 percent, including 2-for-13 from three-point range.
•The second half saw the team flip the script to the tune of 53.3 percent from the floor but it was not enough.
•La Salle currently sits in a three-way tie for third place in the A10 standings with VCU and St. Bonaventure. Dayton holds a half-game lead on Richmond for the top spot at 6-1.
•The game at St. Joe's begins a stretch of four road games over the next six in league play, with trips to George Mason, Fordham and St. Bonaventure coming up over the next three weeks.

ALL-TIME SERIES
•The Hawks lead the all-time series between the two Big 5 teams by a 62-48 margin, and have won three in a row dating back to the 2014-15 season.
•La Salle's last win at Hagan Arena came on March 9, 2014 (71-63).
•Tyreek Duren had 27 points and the Explorers committed just five turnovers in that game.
•More recently, SJU swept last season's two matchups by scores of 88-62 and 69-48.
•Cleon Roberts averaged 14.5 ppg in those two outings last year.

SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
•The Hawks are coming off a tough 67-63 road loss at St. Bonaventure, a game in which they led by as many as 18 points.
•Lamarr Kimble, James Demery and Charlie Brown all registered double figure points for Saint Joseph's.
•At 2-5 in the A10 standings, the Hawks are currently 11th in the 14-team league.
•For the season, Kimble and Demery are tied for the active team lead at 14.7 points per game.
•Junior Shavar Newkirk was averaging 20.3 ppg through 12 contests but is out for the year due to injury.

HALL OF ATHLETES SET FOR FEB. 11
•La Salle University will honor five former student-athletes who will be inducted into the Hall of Athletes at halftime of the men's basketball game against Richmond on Feb. 11.
•Steven Davis (Men's Tennis) '83, Stash Graham (Men's Soccer) '05, Kelli McGahey (Field Hockey/Softball) '93, Connie Newman (Baseball) '60 and Cheryl Reeve (Women's Basketball) '88 comprise the Class of 2017.
•A reception and induction ceremony will take place following the game at Tree Tops on campus at approximately 4:30 p.m.