Men's Basketball | January 3, 2020

BRONX, N.Y. - La Salle looks to start a new winning streak on Sunday afternoon as it takes on Fordham in an Atlantic 10 road game scheduled for 2:00 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+, and an audio broadcast featuring the Voice of the Explorers Kale Beers will be available through the TuneIn Radio App and Stretch Internet Radio.

NEWS & NOTES
•The Explorers saw their five-game winning streak snapped at the hands of #20 Dayton, 84-58, on Thursday.
•Trailing by just two with 13:05 remaining in the first half, a three-pointer by Dayton's Ibi Watson sparked a 24-2 run that spanned nearly seven minutes.
•La Salle was led by sophomore Ed Croswell, who had 14 points and seven rebounds, five of which came at the offensive end.
•Freshman Christian Ray also had a strong performance off the bench, tallying seven points and matching Croswell's seven boards.
•The Explorers struggled from the perimeter, shooting just 3-for-17 from three-point range.
•Freshman Ayinde Hikim chipped in with nine points and four assists off the bench.
•Dayton became the first team to shoot over 50 percent from the floor against 
La Salle's defense this season.
•The Flyers, who entered with one of the top offenses in the country, scorched the nets to the tune of 68.0 percent in the first half and shot 53.4 percent for the game.

SCOUTING FORDHAM
•The Rams dropped their A-10 opener to VCU on Thursday are 6-7 overall through 13 games.
•Chuba Ohams is averaging 11.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game to lead the team in both categories.
•Fordham and La Salle will square off later in the season at Gola Arena on Wednesday, February 19th.
•The two teams have played home-and-home series with one another in each of the last five seasons.

ALL-TIME SERIES - FORDHAM (LA SALLE LEADS 40-17)
•This marks the 58th meeting between La Salle and Fordham.
•The Explorers have won each of the last six meetings with the Rams.
•The two teams have met every season since 1995-96.
•La Salle is 13-12 all-time on the road at Fordham.
•The Explorers have won three straight road games at Fordham.
•The two squads first met during La Salle's 1954 NCAA Championship season, with the Explorers winning their first meeting at home, 61-56, and then in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 76-74 in overtime.
•La Salle defeated Fordham on the road 73-71 last season behind 20 points from Isiah Deas and 14 points from Saul Phiri.
•In their last meeting a season ago, Jared Kimbrough had 14 points and eight rebounds and Saul Phiri added 10 points in a 72-57 home win.