Men's Basketball | February 15, 2019

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. - La Salle men's basketball visits Saint Louis for an Atlantic 10 matchup at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday evening at 5:00 p.m. ET. The game will be aired live nationally on CBS Sports Network, with Rich Waltz and Bob Wetzel calling the action. An audio broadcast is also available to fans through the TuneIn Radio App and Stretch Internet.

NEWS & NOTES
•The Explorers have won five of their last six games, with their most recent victory coming in thrilling fashion on Wednesday night against Duquesne.
•Trailing by one with time running down, graduate student Pookie Powell drove the middle of the lane and delivered the game-winning basket with 4.6 seconds remaining.
•The Dukes had one final opportunity, but Eric Williams Jr. missed on a potential buzzer-beater as time expired.
•Powell finished with a game-high 25 points, marking the fifth time this season that the guard has scored 20 or more points in a game.
•Sophomore David Beatty continued his strong play of late, matching his season high with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting. 
•Beatty is averaging 10.8 points per game over his last six contests.
•Freshman Ed Croswell was a one-man wrecking crew on the glass, finishing with 16 rebounds including 10 at the offensive end.
•Croswell's performance matched his prior season high set at Richmond, and his 10 o-boards also tied a season best which he set against Bucknell.
•The 6-8 forward is averaging 10.8 rebounds over his last five games and is shooting 70.8 percent from the floor over that span.

SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS
•The Billikens enter Saturday with one-half game ahead of La Salle in the Atlantic 10 standings with a 7-5 record (16-9 overall).
•SLU has won two of its last three games after a four-game losing streak, including a 73-58 victory over George Washington on Wednesday.
•Michigan State transfer Javon Bess has started all 25 games for Saint Louis and is leading the team in scoring at 16.0 points per game.
•Jordan Goodwin (10.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg) and Hasahn French (9.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg) are the only other players on the roster to have started all 25 games this year.