Saint Joseph's (1-14, 0-9 A-10) vs. La Salle Explorers (8-13, 5-9 A-10)
Saturday, February 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Hagan Arena
Television: NBC Sports Network | Stream: nbcsports.com | Live StatsÂ
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GAMEDAYÂ LINKS
Saint Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Stats
La Salle: Roster | Schedule | Stats
THE TIP-OFF
• Saint Joseph's returns to action this Saturday as it hosts La Salle in a NBCSN televised game at 12:30 p.m. at Hagan Arena.
• The Hawks are playing their first game in 20 days as they take on the Explorers for the second time this season.
• The Hawks and Explorers previously faced each other on January 18 at Tom Gola Arena with La Salle holding off a late SJU charge for a 90-83 win.
• Saint Joseph's pause is currently the third longest in the Atlantic 10 behind only Davidson (26 days) and George Washington (33 days).
• Saint Joseph's fell to Duquesne, 67-50, in its last game back on January 30.
• Redshirt junior Taylor Funk led the Hawks with 15 points against the Dukes.
• Freshman Jadrian Tracey grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds and added nine points against Duquesne.
• Tracey continues to elevate his play during conference games as he has tripled his production in A-10 play, averaging 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per conference game.
• Funk, who is averaging a career-best 16.2 points per game this season, enters Saturday 35 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
• Sophomore Dahmir Bishop is averaging 8.1 points per game this year after averaging 1.6 points per game as a rookie at Xavier a season ago.
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. La Salle: Saint Joseph's leads 70-61
First Meeting: 2/11/1909, Saint Joseph's, 35-29
Last Meeting: 1/18/21, La Salle, 90-83
Coach Lange vs. La Salle: 0-3
Current Saint Joseph's Streak: L 3
SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS LA SALLE
Saturday marks the 132nd meeting between Saint Joseph's and La Salle with the Hawks holding an 70-61 edge. Below are series highlights and notes.
• Saint Joseph's 70 wins are its most versus any opponent.
• The Hawks and La Salle have a discrepancy in all-time record as SJU recognizes the first meeting between the two teams as a 35-29 victory on February 11, 1909, while the Explorers view their 39-20 win on February 10, 1934 as the start of the series based upon their start at the Division I level in 1931-32.
NEXT UP
Saint Joseph's hosts Dayton this coming Wednesday, February 24, at 6 p.m.
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