La Salle (17-8) Battles Saint Louis (19-5)

Filed under Game Preview on February 10th, 2012

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Explorers basketball heats up on Saturday as Saint Louis visits La Salle in an A-10 contest. Tip-off occurs at 2:00 EST.

La Salle is in 5th place in the A-10 and Saint Louis is in 2nd. Both teams continue to fight for position. Saint Louis is #31 in the RPI, and La Salle will need to ignore its 0-2 record against RPI Top 50 teams. The Explorers are 17-8 overall and are 6-4 in the A-10. Meanwhile, the Billikens have a record of 19-5 and are 7-3 in the conference. La Salle is 12-0 at home while Saint Louis has a record of 6-4 on the road. Last season, the Explorers beat the Billikens 78-77. Over the last four years, La Salle has a record of 2-3 against Saint Louis, and 0-2 at home.

• The La Salle steals leader (Tyreek Duren) has more steals than the Saint Louis steals leader (Kwamain Mitchell).
• La Salle is taller. The average height of the top 8 players on La Salle is 77.2 inches compared to 76.1 inches for Saint Louis.
• Earl Pettis is ranked 5th in the A-10 in points and ranked 7th in the A-10 in steals
• More property crime happens per capita in St Louis so you better protect your valuables if you visit (when compared to Philadelphia -- according to the FBI).

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