Men's Basketball | February 7, 2017

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle University men's basketball team heads to the Bronx for its second straight road game, a matchup with Atlantic 10 foe Fordham on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with all of the action available via the Atlantic 10 Digital Network. An audio broadcast is also available to Explorer fans via the Tune In Radio App.

NEWS & NOTES
•The Explorers are looking to bounce back from a 95-75 road loss at George Mason on Saturday, a game in which they were missing starters Pookie Powell and B.J. Johnson.
•Powell, who sat out his fourth straight game with a lower body injury against GMU, is averaging 13.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season.
•Johnson, La Salle's leading scorer (17.8 ppg) and rebounder (6.3 rpg), also sat out the game against the Patriots.
•Against GMU, the Explorers jumped out to an early 21-10 lead thanks to hot three-point shooting. La Salle hit five of its first seven attempts from deep.
•From there, a game-altering 30-9 run helped George Mason gain momentum.
•On the night, GMU senior guard Marquise Moore scored 28 points and hit three three-pointers after coming into the game with just one all year.
•For the Explorers, senior Jordan Price posted his third straight game with 21 points while junior Amar Stukes continued his impressive play with 14 points and five assists.
•Junior Johnnie Shuler also came off the bench to contribute a season-high 10 points, including a pair of three pointers.
•La Salle is looking to snap a three-game road losing streak, with its last victory away from home coming against Rhode Island on Jan. 12.

ALL-TIME SERIES
•Fordham has won three straight games in the series that dates back to 1953-54, but the Explorers hold a resounding 35-16 advantage overall.
•La Salle has split 22 games with the Rams at Rose Hill Gymnasium (11-11).
•Last season, Fordham earned a pair of wins, including a 66-61 win in the Bronx.
•Jordan Price averaged 17.0 points per game over those two contests while Cleon Roberts chipped in with 14.0 ppg.
•Antwoine Anderson averaged 10 points and 5.5 assists over the two games for Fordham.

SCOUTING FORDHAM
•The Rams won a thrilling double-overtime road game at Saint Joseph's, 86-83, on Feb. 4, and enter Wednesday's game with a 10-13 record and a 4-6 mark in the Atlantic 10.
•Antwoine Anderson scored a team-high 20 points, including the game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer from the top of the key.
•Head coach Jeff Neubauer will be facing his alma mater for the third time in his career (2-0). 
•Neubauer played for the Explorers from 1989-93, was a captain as a senior and was named GTE All-Academic honorable mention as a cum laude graduate in finance.

INJURY BUG BITES EXPLORERS
•After going through the non-league season relatively healthy, La Salle has seen a number of key players go down during A10 play.
•Starting forward Demetrius Henry was the first to have his season impacted as he missed the road game against Dayton with an injury.
•More recently, starting guard Pookie Powell has missed the last four games due to a bone bruise.
•The Explorers are 1-3 without Powell, who is second on the team in assists (3.6 apg) and third in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (4.2 rpg).
•Against George Mason, La Salle was without both Powell and leading scorer B.J. Johnson, who missed the game with a minor injury.