PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's basketball team rounds out its non-conference schedule with a battle against the Immaculata Mighty Macs on Saturday afternoon. La Salle will look to keep the momentum up heading into a massive matchup against ranked conference foe Dayton on New Year's Eve.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The game audio will also be streamed with Kale Beers providing play-by-play. Additionally, Explorers fans can follow the team on X/Twitter @LaSalle_MBB and Instagram @LaSalleMBB.
LAST TIME OUT - LA SALLE 77, FDU 72
- La Salle defeated the FDU Knights, 77-72 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game skid.
- The Explorers held a lead of seven points, 29-22 with five minutes left in the first half, but the Knights rallied to cut the lead to just two points at the break.
- FDU led a majority of the second half, with an advantage as high as ten points with six minutes left. Deuce Jones scored nine straight points for La Salle as the Explorers ended the game on a 19-4 run to close the evening to walk away with the win.
- Jones and senior wing Daeshon Shepherd each reached career-highs of 23 and 24 points, respectively, with Jones also setting a new career benchmark on the glass with nine boards.
NEWS AND NOTES
- La Salle has yet to lose a men's basketball game in John Glaser Arena, with a perfect 5-0 record. A win would give the Explorers a perfect non-conference home record for the first time since the 1999-00 season. The men's and women's teams combine for a 9-1 mark in their new home.
- Dating back to February 17th of last season, the Explorers have claimed victory in their last eight home contests. They have not dropped a home game in 318 days.
- Despite McKeithan's torrid start to the season slowing, the guard continues to lead the team in scoring. He has reached double figures in all but nine games. He ranks 7th in the A-10 in scoring (17.1 ppg), and falls within the top 20 in five other categories.
- Demetrius Lilley is pulling down 7.3 boards per game, 8th in the Atlantic-10.
- Shepherd has found his footing in the last handful of games after starting the season on the slow side. He has reached double-figures in nine games, including six of the last seven. In addition to his career-high in scoring, he set or tied career-highs in steals (3), and free throws made (8).
- Jones has dazzled in his rookie campaign. He has now reached double-figures in three straight games, averaging 18.3 points per contest in that stretch and 9.3 points per game on the season.
- A pair of transfers made the start last game in Jahlil White and Mac Etienne. White is averging 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, both of which rank in the top three on the team.
Etienne made his first start last time out since he was a freshman at UCLA. He is adding 4.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. The two-time transfer leads the team in field goal percentage (.667).
SCOUTING IMMACULATA
- The Mighty Macs are 4-7 on the season.
- The squad defeated Stevenson University, 71-68 on Wednesday Night.
- John Proctor is the player to match for Immaculata, he leads the team in points (10.7 ppg), rebounds (4.7 rpg), and assists (1.9 apg).
- Former Immaculata star Jayson Hyman leads the team in his ninth season. He is 81-116 overall. Last year led the team to its first winning season since 2009-10.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST IMMACULATA
- This is the first time Immaculata and La Salle have met.
