Men's Basketball | February 28, 2020

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's basketball team hosts St. Bonaventure on Senior Day at Tom Gola Arena on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., with all of the action available on ESPN+. The Hideaway Tent, a place for fans to enjoy a tailgate-style fan experience outside TruMark Financial Center, opens at 12:30 p.m.

NEWS & NOTES
•Prior to tipoff, a brief ceremony will be held honoring three student-athletes - Moustapha Diagne, Isiah Deas and Saul Phiri - and one manager - Jay Goodson.
•The contest is penultimate home game of the year for the Explorers, who host UMass in their final game at Tom Gola Arena in 2019-20 on Wednesday, Mar. 4.
•On Tuesday, the Explorers dropped a 74-49 road decision at Davidson.
•Junior David Beatty had 10 points for the Explorers, marking the 17th time this season he has reached double figures.
•The Explorers struggled to get untracked on the offensive end, connecting on just two of their 16 three-point attempts (12.5%) for their lowest single-game percentage of the year.
•La Salle also dished out just six assists against the Wildcats, the second-lowest output in a single game this year (5 at Penn, 11/13/19).
•Two-point shooting was a strength against Davidson, as the team made 17 of its 34 attempts inside the arc (50.0%).

SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
•Last year's Atlantic 10 Tournament runner-up, St. Bonaventure enters with an 18-10 record and a 10-5 mark in league play.
•The Bonnies are led by sophomore guard Kyle Lofton, who is averaging 14.2 points and 6.1 assists per contest.
•In total, four SBU players are averaging double figures - Lofton, Jaren English, Dominick Welch and Osun Osunniyi.
•Osunniyi paces the club in rebounds at 8.9 per game and is averaging 2.7 blocked shots per game to rank third in the A-10.

ALL-TIME SERIES - ST. BONAVENTURE (LA SALLE LEADS, 17-16)
•This will be the 34th all-time meeting between La Salle and St. Bonaventure.
•The two teams first met in 1958 and have played every season since 1995-96.
•La Salle is 9-4 all-time at home against St. Bonaventure and 7-4 at Tom Gola Arena.
•It's been a streaky series, as the Explorers won four straight from '81-'98 and three in a row from '04-'06 and '11-'13, while the Bonnies won four straight from '01-'03 and three in a row from '09-'11 and '17-'19.
•The Explorers have won three of their last four home games against the Bonnies.
•The last time La Salle hosted St. Bonaventure at Gola Arena, Matt Mobley and Jaylen Adams combined for 56 points in a 79-68 win for the Bonnies. Saul Phiri had a team-high 22 points (5-9 3PT) for the Explorers.
•In their last meeting in Olean, N.Y., a season ago, the Bonnies squeaked out a 62-60 win despite 16 points from Isiah Deas and 10 from Saul Phiri.