Men's Basketball | February 24, 2020

DAVIDSON, N.C. - La Salle men's basketball searches for its third straight Atlantic 10 win on Tuesday night as it takes on Davidson. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with the action available on the ESPN+ Digital Network. An audio broadcast is also available through the Tune In Radio App and Stretch Internet Radio.

NEWS & NOTES
•The road contest is the second straight for the Explorers, who defeated George Washington by a 72-62 margin on Feb. 22.
•Three players scored in double figures, led by Washington, D.C. native Sherif Kenney, who returned to his hometown and registered 13 points.
•Sophomore Ed Croswell had 12 points, including a personal string of 10 straight down the stretch for La Salle.
•The team shot 50.0 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from three-point range, the first time this season the Explorers have been at or above the 50-percent plateau in both categories.
•Junior Scott Spencer made three of his four three-point attempts and is now shooting 42.5 percent from three-point range on the season to rank second in the Atlantic 10.
•The Explorers utilized solid free-throw shooting in the second half, going 17-for-21 (81.0%) at the charity stripe over the final 20 minutes.
•Junior David Beatty had a perfect afternoon shooting the ball, going 3-for-3 from the field (1-for-1 3-pt. FG) and 3-for-3 at the line for 10 points.

SCOUTING DAVIDSON
•One of the preseason favorites to win the Atlantic 10, Davidson has won seven of its last 10 games including a 77-75, overtime victory vs. Rhode Island.
•Last year's A-10 Player of the Year Jon Axel Gudmundsson is averaging 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
•Kellan Grady paces the squad in scoring at 16.6 ppg, with Carter Collins (10.6 ppg) and Luka Brajkovic (10.5 ppg) also averaging over 10 points per contest.
•The Wildcats are tied with Dayton for the league lead in three-point field goal percentage at 36.9%.

HOW ARE WE TRENDING?
•Ed Croswell has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
•As a team, La Salle has made 6+ three-pointers in 13 straight games.
•Scott Spencer and David Beatty have each made at least one three-pointer apiece in 13 straight games.
•David Beatty has scored in double figures in six of the eight games in which he has come off the bench, averaging 11.3 points per game as a sixth man.
•Ed Croswell has had 4+ rebounds in 23 of the 25 games he has played in, including 6+ boards 17 times and 10+ rebounds six times.
•Saul Phiri has recorded at least one steal in 16 of his last 19 games.
•Christian Ray has had 4+ rebounds in 18 games, including the last six contests, and has had 6+ rebounds 11 times this season.

ALL-TIME SERIES - DAVIDSON
•This will be just the 10th all-time meeting between La Salle and Davidson, with the Wildcats holding a 6-3 edge.
•The first meeting between the Explorers and Flyers was in 2009, an 84-70 win for La Salle at the Charleston Classic.
•La Salle is 0-2 all-time on the road at Davidson.
•The home team is 4-1 all-time in the series.
•In the Explorers' last meeting at Davidson, the Wildcats made 15 three-•pointers in an 84-65 win, the most ever made by an opponent against La Salle in program history.
•In their last meeting at La Salle last season, Isiah Deas scored 25 points and Saul Phiri added 14 as the Explorers downed the Wildcats, 79-69.