La Salle Explorers and Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks square off in A-10 Tournament
Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (11-18, 5-13 A-10) vs. La Salle Explorers (10-18, 5-13 A-10)
Washington; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST
LINE: La Salle -2.5; over/under is 135
BOTTOM LINE: The La Salle Explorers and Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks meet in the A-10 Tournament.
The Explorers have gone 8-8 at home. La Salle averages 12.5 turnovers per game and is 2-6 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Hawks are 5-13 in A-10 play. Saint Joseph's (PA) is the A-10 leader with 25.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Jordan Hall averaging 5.6.
The teams play each other for the third time this season. La Salle won the last meeting 49-48 on March 3. Khalil Brantley scored 11 to help lead La Salle to the victory, and Ejike Obinna scored 14 points for Saint Joseph's (PA).
TOP PERFORMERS: Jhamir Brickus is averaging 9.2 points and 3.6 assists for the Explorers. Clifton Moore is averaging 13 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks over the past 10 games for La Salle.
Hall is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 6.6 rebounds for the Hawks. Erik Reynolds II is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Saint Joseph's (PA).
LAST 10 GAMES: Explorers: 4-6, averaging 64.2 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.2 points per game.
Hawks: 2-8, averaging 57.1 points, 37.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 37.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.1 points.
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