La Salle (17-6) and St. Joseph's (PA) (14-9) Face Off

Filed under Game Preview on February 3rd, 2012

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Saturday is the date fans have been waiting for as St. Joseph's (PA) meets La Salle in an A-10 game. We get started at 12:00 EST and you can see it on CBSSN, TCN-PHI.

St. Joseph's (PA) is in 7th place in the conference and La Salle is in 1st place. St. Joseph's (PA) is ranked #49 in the RPI, meaning La Salle is putting its 1-1 record against RPI Top 50 teams on the line. The Explorers boast a record of 17-6 overall including 6-2 in the A-10. The Hawks maintain a record of 14-9 with a 4-4 record in the conference. La Salle is rolling on a four game winning streak.

There is one category where St. Joseph's (PA) has a statistical edge, blocked shots, where the Hawks outperform the Explorers, seven per game to three per game. Last season, the Explorers beat the Hawks 76-72. In four years, La Salle has a record of 3-1 against St. Joseph's (PA).

• It's only wins and losses, but La Salle has a better overall record than St. Joseph's this season (17-6 vs 14-9).
• Kids want to come here. Since 1998 La Salle has recruited more Top 50 high school players than St. Joseph's (2 vs 0).
• At least you keep showing up. La Salle has an average margin of victory of 9 over St. Joseph's in 14 wins since 1980.
• La Salle is a better three-point shooting team (40.8% vs 36.3%) than St. Joseph's this season.

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