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27-8 Men s Basketball Game Notes THE SCOOP The Explorers held off a second-half charge by the Saint Francis Red Flash to register a 65-59 win on Saturday afternoon at Gola Arena.

The Explorers fell behind 57-56 with 2:5 to play but Harris three-pointer put his squad up for good.

Only Darnell Harris reached doubledigits by scoring 8 in the win. HEAD ABOVE WATER A win tonight would put the Explorers above the.5 mark for the first time since being 6-5 on Dec. 3 of last season.

OPENING MONTH A win tonight in the final game for the month of November would give the Explorers a 3-2 record and assure them their sixth winning November since 998 when they opened -3

7: PM DECEMBER Mon. 3 at Bucknell 7: PM Sat. 8 at Morgan State 4: PM SAN JUAN SHOOTOUT (San Juan, PR) Wed. 9 Univ. of PR- Mayaguez 3: PM Fri, 2 Mississippi 5:3 PM Sat. 22 DePaul 3: PM Sat.

1 27-8 Men s Basketball Game Notes THE SCOOP The Explorers held off a second-half charge by the Saint Francis Red Flash to register a win on Saturday afternoon at Gola Arena. Darnell Harris led the way with 8 points. Yves Mekongo Mbala scored five points but pulled eight rebounds and dealt three assists in the win. The Explorers fell behind with 2:5 to play but Harris three-pointer put his squad up for good. CHANGE OF PACE Saturday s game marked the first time this season that the Explorers had less than three players score or more points in a game. Only Darnell Harris reached doubledigits by scoring 8 in the win. HEAD ABOVE WATER A win tonight would put the Explorers above the.5 mark for the first time since being 6-5 on Dec. 3 of last season. GOING FOR THE SWEEP If the Explorers can take out the Blue Devils tonight - they woud finish 3- against the Northeast Conference foes on their schedule. OPENING MONTH A win tonight in the final game for the month of November would give the Explorers a 3-2 record and assure them their sixth winning November since 998 when they opened -3 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER Tue. 3 Maryland - Baltimore Cty. L, Sat. 7 at Mount St. Mary s W Tue. 2 at Howard L Sat. 24 SAINT FRANCIS W, Wed. 28 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. 7: PM DECEMBER Mon. 3 at Bucknell 7: PM Sat. 8 at Morgan State 4: PM SAN JUAN SHOOTOUT (San Juan, PR) Wed. 9 Univ. of PR- Mayaguez 3: PM Fri, 2 Mississippi 5:3 PM Sat. 22 DePaul 3: PM Sat. 29 at Villanova 7: PM T O D A Y S G A M E : Wednesday, November 28, 27 La Salle University - Philadelphia, PA EXPLORERS (2-2) vs. BLUE DEVILS (-4) Media: Radio: ESPN 92 - Kale Beers, Steve Degler Live video action and GameTracker at GoExplorers.com ON THIS DATE IN the Explorers defeated Loyola (MD) in a victory in Philadelphia. The Explorers posted a 9- record that season. SERIES BUSINESS Series Record: LU 4 - CCSU - La Salle: Last Win (location): 2/6/ (New Britain, CT) Last Road Win: same Central CT: Last Win (location): 2/8/ (GOLA ARENA) Last Road Win: same The Explorers have played the Blue Devils five times - all since 999. The Explorers lone defeat in the series came at Gola Arena in 24. The teams played the longest game in La Salle history when they went to four overtimes on 2/8/5 with La Salle taking the 7-6 win in New Britain, CT JANUARY Sat. 5 at Florida State 7: PM Wed. 9 RICHMOND 2: PM Sat. 2 at Saint Bonaventure 7: PM Tue. 5 at Penn 7: PM Sat. 9 at Richmond 4: PM Wed. 23 CHARLOTTE 7: PM Sat. 26 SAINT LOUIS 2: PM Wed. 3 SAINT BONAVENTURE 7: PM FEBRUARY Sat. 2 at Xavier 7: PM Wed. 6 at George Washington 7:3 PM Sat. 9 DUQUESNE 2: PM Wed. 3 NEW JERSEY TECH 7: PM Mon. 8 at Saint Joseph s (at Palestra) 8: PM Thu. 2 DAYTON 7: PM TEAM LEADERS SCO R I NG Darnell Harris ppg A SSISTS Rodney Green -.8 apg R E BOUN DS Yves Mekongo Mbala rpg Sun. 24 at Duquesne 2: PM Wed. 27 at Fordham 8: PM MARCH Sat. RHODE ISLAND 2: PM Wed. 5 at Massachussetts 7:3 PM Sat. 8 TEMPLE 4: PM Wed.-Sat. Atlantic Championships 2-5 (Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ) HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

29-2 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 993-94 26-2 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 994-95 27-4 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament 995-96 28-4 Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Champions

America East Tournament, Semifinals 2-2 2-8 Maine America East Tournament, Final 22-3 4-6 Maine America East Tournament, Quarterfinals 23-4 2- Maine America East Tournament, Final 24-5 -9 La Salle

629) Doc s Remedies (La Salle) - First wins at Richmond, Xavier (Cintas), Rhode Island - Most A- wins in a season ( in 5-6) - Highest finish since joining A- (3rd in 5-6) - First winning season (

2 Giannini, John Dr. Head Coach, 24- Year Record School Postseason Rowan NJAC Tournament, ECAC Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, ECAC Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament Rowan NJAC Tournament, NCAA Champions Maine America East Tournament Maine America East Tournament Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals 2-8- Maine America East Tournament, Semifinals Maine America East Tournament, Final Maine America East Tournament, Quarterfinals Maine America East Tournament, Final La Salle Atlantic Tournament, Quarterfinals La Salle Atlantic Tournament, Quarterfinals La Salle TOTAL (.629) Doc s Remedies (La Salle) - First wins at Richmond, Xavier (Cintas), Rhode Island - Most A- wins in a season ( in 5-6) - Highest finish since joining A- (3rd in 5-6) - First winning season ( 5-6) since Most wins ( 5-6) since First Big 5 win in four years (vs. Temple) - First win over Dayton in games R O S T E R A N D S E A S O N S T A T S (4 games) Pos. No. Name PPG RPG Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School G Darnell Harris Sr Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy G Rodney Green So Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter F 2 Jerrell Williams Fr Paterson, NJ/Northfield Mount Hermon F 3 Paul Johnson Jr Washington, DC/Gonzaga G 5 Kimmani Barrett So Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic F 2 Yves Mekongo Mbala So Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick s (NJ) F 2 Terrell Williams Fr Paterson, NJ/Northfield Mount Hermon F 3 Sherman Diaz.8.5 Sr Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center Ac. (Burlington, NJ) G 2 Kyle Griffin.8.8 Fr Allentown, PA/Germantown Academy G Daryl Partin.5.8 Fr Seattle, WA/Charis Prep (NC) G 34 Ruben Guillandeaux So Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick s (NJ) F 35 Brad Cohen Jr Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional G 42 Greg Danish Fr. 5-6 Nazareth, PA/Nazareth

3 La Salle Explorers Career Statistics Player GP/GS MIN AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO A TO B S PTS AVG Barrett Cohen Danish Diaz Green Griffin Guillandeaux Harris Johnson Mekongo Mbala Partin Williams, J Williams, T LAST SEASON VS. CCSU Rodney Green set a career mark with 25 points in the Explorers win a Detrick Gym in New Britain. Yves Mekongo Mbala came one board shy of his first double-double and scored points while senior Mike St. John dished assists as the Explorers shot 52.5% from the field. FIRST HALF CHARM The explorers are outscoring opponents 4- in the first half of games but are being outscored in the second frame. They have led at half-time in all four games this EXPLORERS ON VIDEO! All home Explorer men and womens games can now be seen live on GoExplorers.com by subscribing to CSTV s La Salle All-Acccess. All netcast A- road games will also be included with subscription RADIO The La Salle Radio Network enters its 2th year of carrying La Salle University men s basketball. ESPN 92 returns as the flagship for all broadcasts. All games can also be heard live around the world via the internet on GoExplorers.com. Kale Beers will handle play-by-play for his 2th season while Steve Degler enters his th season as color analyst. Mike D Agostino joins the LRN team in his first season as the undergraduate production assistant. season. In two of those games, they succumbed to a second half run by the opposition. They held off St. Francis late run to hold on to a win on Saturday. SECOND HALF SLIDE A contributing factor to the Explorers second-half woes has been free-throwing shooting which drops from 82% (32-39) in the first half of games all the way down to 6% (28-47) in the second half. HARRIS HAS NUMBERS Senior Darnell Harris enters EXPLORERS ON THE AIR COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISION (CSTV) La Salle athletics and the Atlantic Conference are in its second season of a relationship with College Sports Television (CSTV)as media partners. The agreement aligns Explorer Athletics with the nation s leader in sports web development. In addition to offering live videostreaming of Explorer home games, CSTV s innovative Gametracker software is used at all La Salle homes, Atlantic match-ups and CSTV-affiliated road opponents. CSTV has purchased all television rights and all 4-member schools will become CSTV Online partners. tonight with,58 career points and has moved into 35th on the all-time La Salle scoring list. Based on his first three-seasons, he is on track to finish as high as 8th on the all-time list. 3. Jim Crawford, Fred Iehle, Bob Walters, Craig Conlin, Darnell Harris, Alonzo Lewis, Donn Wilbur,27 WRISTY BUSINESS Sophomore guard Ruben Guillandeaux has missed all four games of the season while suffering from bursitis of his TELEVISION SCHEDULE (Tentative) 2/29 Villanova 7: ESPN-U /9 at Richmond 2: 2/8 at Saint Joseph s 8: 3/8 Temple 4: Television schedule is tentative and can change. Additional games may be added necesitating game time changes

4 right wrist. The guard has the cast removed and has been practicing with the team but his status is still questionable. FEEL THE BURN Freshman Kyle Griffin got his most substantial floor time in the win over Saint Francis. He played 22 minutes after seeing a total of 27 minutes in the previous three games. Griffin responded by hitting his only field goal attempt - a threepointer - going -2 from the line and distributing five assists (including two alley-oops) with no turnovers. MISSING INGREDIENT Through the first four games of the season the Explorers are averaging 9.5 assists per game which is down from the 3.6 they dealt per game last season. FIRST TIME FOR EVERY- THING Although freshmen Jerrell Williams failed to score or more points for the first time in his brief collegiate career - his four points tallied against St. Francis all came in the final 3:9 of play and were major momentum swingers. COMMITTED Dr. John Giannini has received a National Letter of Intent from 6 9, 245 pound forward David Baroum. Baroum, a senior at Bethel High in Hampton, VA, speaks five languages and is a native of of Chad in Central Africa. UNI-WATCH Freshman walk-on Greg Danish will wear #42 for the season instead of #.ed. A- ALL-ROOKIE NOD Rodney Green was named to the Atlantic s All-Rookie team last season. Green averaged leads the team in scoring with 5.6 ppg. THIRTY SOMETHING Darnell Harris 32 points scored against Penn on /8/7 were the most scored by an Explorer since Steven Smith dropped 33 on Fordham on 3//6 at Rose Hill Gym. NEWCOMERS For the second consecutive year the Explorers will add five freshmen to the roster. The addition of walk-on Greg Danish to recruits Darryl Partin, Kyle Griffin and Jerrell & Terrell Williams brings the total of Explorer underclassmen to. EXPLORERS IN THE ISLANDS The Explorers will participate in inseason tournaments in San Juan (27) and St. Thomas (28) in the upcoming seasons. The Explorers will play in their second San Juan Shoot-out and return to St. Thomas for the third time since the tourney s inception. San Juan Field (Nov. 7): Clemson DePaul Mississippi University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Paradise Jam (Nov. 8) Miami Wisconsin Connecticut more teams to be announced The Explorers When... Scoring less then 6 points...- Scoring 6-69 points Scoring 7-79 points-...- Scoring 8-89 points Scoring 9 or more points-...- Scoring or more points...- Allowing less than 6 points Allowing 6-69 points-...- Allowing 7-79 points-...- Allowing 8-89 points-...- Allowing 9 points or more-...- Field goal percentage 5% or better-...- Field goal percentage worse than 5% Field goal % better then opponent Shooting more free throws than opponent Shooting fewer free throws than opponent Shooting same amount of free throws-...- Winning opening tip-...- Losing opening tip Scoring first Scoring last-...- Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime-...- Tied at halftime Leading with 5: remaining Trailing with 5: remaining-...- Playing overtime-...- Outrebounding opponent-...- Being outrebounded-...- Equal amount of rebounds as opponent-...- Committing fewer turnovers than opponent...- Committing more turnovers than opponent...- Committing same amount of turnovers as opponent-...- Playing the Atlantic Playing the America East-...- Playing the Patriot League-...- Playing the Northeast Conference Playing the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf Playing the Colonial Athletic Association-..- Playing the Sun Belt-...- Playing the BIG EAST-...- Playing the Ivy League Playing the Mideastern Atlantic Conference-...- Monday games-...- Tuesday games Wednesday games-...- Thursday games-...- Friday games-...- Saturday games Sunday games-...- Day games Night games November games December games-...- January games-...- February games-...- March games-...- Home-...- Away-...- Neutral-...-

5 IT S PRONOUNCED... Kimmani Barrett - Kim-on-ee John Giannini - Ja-nee-nee Ruben Guillandeaux - Roo-bin Gil-LAN-dux Yves Mekongo Mbala - yeev Meh-kungo uhm-ba-la Terrell - TUH-rell Jerrell - JUH-rell NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS La Salle will face 4 non-conference opponents this season. (Record against conference in parenthesis) America East (-) UMBC (L, 69-76) Atlantic Coast (-) Florida State BIG EAST (-) Villanova DePaul Ivy League(-) Penn Mid East Atlantic (-) Howard (L, 69-63) Morgan State Northeast Conference (2-) Mount St. Mary s (W, 66-63) Central Connecticut St. St. Francis - PA (W, 65-59) Patriot League (-) Bucknell Southeast (-) Mississippi Independent (-) Jersey Tech Puerto Rico-Mayaguez THE LAST TIME LA SALLE... Scored points 2/7/7 vs. Duquesne (5) Scored 9 points /8/7 vs. Penn (92) Scored 5 or fewer points 2/28/6 vs. Holy Cross (48) Gave up points 2/7/7 vs. Duquesne () Gave up less than 5 points 2/8/6 at Massachusetts (44) Won by 2 points 2/2/6 vs. Morgan State (2-76) Won by 3 points 2/28/5 vs. St. Francis - PA (85-55) Won eight straight games (/9/9-3/5/9) (22 wins) Won seven straight games 25-6 (/29/6-2/8/6) Won six straight games 25-6 (/29/6-2/8/6) Won five straight games 25-6 (/29/6-2/8/6) Won four straight games 25-6 (/29/6-2/8/6) Played an overtime game 2/2/5 vs. Florida International Played a quadruple-ot game 2/8/5 at Central Connecticut St. THE LAST TIME AN EXPLORER... Scored 4 points 2/8/5, Steven Smith at CCSU (4) Scored 3 points /8/7, Darnell Harris vs. Penn (32) Scored 25 points /2/6, Darnell Harris, Howard (27) Grabbed 5 rebounds /26/5, Steven Smith vs. Drexel (5) Had assists 2/6/6, Mike St. John vs. Cent. Conn. St. () Had five steals /6/7, Rodney Green vs. NJIT (5) Had five blocks /3/5, Lewis Fadipe vs. Mt. St. Mary s (5) Made five threes 2/7/7, Darnell Harris vs. Duquesne (5-8) Had a double-double 2//6, Steven Smith at Xavier (23/) Shot % FG /3/7, Rodney Green & Sherman Diaz vs. Charlotte (4-4) Shot % FT 2/5/7, Darnell Harris vs. Temple (8-8)

6 La Salle Individual Highs POINTS 9 GREEN, Rodney vs UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 8 GREEN, Rodney vs Howard (/7/7) FIELD GOAL ATT. 2 GREEN, Rodney vs Howard (/7/7) FG PCT (min 5 made).833 WILLIAMS, Jerrell vs Howard (/7/7) 3 PT FG MADE 4 HARRIS, Darnell vs UMBC (/3/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 2 HARRIS, Darnell vs UMBC (/3/7) 3-PT FG PCT(min 2 made).667 (2-3) MEKONGO MBALA vs MSM (/7/7) FREE THROWS MADE 5 BARRETT, Kimmani vs Howard (/7/7) 5 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves vs SFU (/24/7) FREE THROW ATT 6 BARRETTt, Kimmani vs Howard (/7/7) 6 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves vs SFU (/24/7) FT PCT (min 3 made). (4-4) HARRIS, Darnell vs UMBC (/3/7) REBOUNDS Mekongo Mbala vs Howard (/7/7) ASSISTS 5 GRIFFIN,Kyle vs St. Francis (/24/7) STEALS 3 JOHNSON, Paul vs MSM (/7/7) BLOCKED SHOTS 3 DIAZ, Sherman vs UMBC (/3/7) TURNOVERS 7 MEKONGO MBALA vs MSM (/7/7) FOULS 5 Williams, Jerrell vs Howard (/7/7) 5 MEKONGO MBALA vs Howard (/7/7) La Salle Team Highs POINTS 69 vs UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 24 vs UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 6 vs Howard (/7/7) FG PCT (min 5 made) 42.6%(23-54) vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 7 vs UMBC (/3/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 26 vs UMBC (/3/7) 3 PT FG PCT 3.8% (4-3) vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FREE THROWS MADE 8 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 29 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FREE THROW PERC. 88.9% (6-8) vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) REBOUNDS 48 vs Howard (/7/7) ASSISTS 3 vs St. Francis (/24/7) STEALS 8 vs UMBC (/3/7) BLOCKED SHOTS 5 vs St. Francis (/24/7) TURNOVERS 22 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FOULS 25 vs Howard (/7/7) La Salle Team Lows POINTS 63 vs Howard (/7/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 54 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FG PCT (min 5 made) 37.7 (23-6) vs Howard (/7/7) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 3 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) 3 PT FG PCT 26.9% (7-26) vs UMBC (/3/7) FREE THROWS MADE 2 vs Howard (/7/7) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 8 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FREE THROW PERC. 6.% (2-2) vs Howard (/7/7) REBOUNDS 35 vs UMBC (/3/7) ASSISTS 7 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) STEALS 3 vs Howard (/7/7) BLOCKED SHOTS vs Howard (/7/7) TURNOVERS 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FOULS 5 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Opponent Individual Highs POINTS 23 PROCTOR, Darryl - UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 8 JOHNSON, Cavell - UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOAL ATT. 7 VANN, Chris- MSM (/7/7) FG PCT (min 5 made).6 (6-) MYATT, Eugene - Howard (/7/7) 3 PT FG MADE 4 VANN, Chris - MSM (/7/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS VANN, Chris - MSM (/7/7) 3-PT FG PCT(min 2 made).4 (2-5) HOLLAND, Will - MSM (/7/7) FREE THROWS MADE 2 HODGES, Brian - UMBC (/3/7) FREE THROW ATT 2 HODGES, Brian - UMBC (/3/7) FT PCT (min 3 made) 2-2 (.) HODGES, Brian - UMBC (/3/7) REBOUNDS PROCTOR, Darryl - UMBC (/3/7) MUKOLE, Kandi - Howard (/7/7) ASSISTS 8 GOODE, Jeremy - MSM (/7/7) STEALS 2 GREENE, Jay - UMBC (/3/7) BLOCKED SHOTS 3 FRY, Justin - UMBC (/3/7) TURNOVERS 5 PROCTOR, Darryl - UMBC (/3/7) FOULS 5 DIENG, Bassirou - St Francis (/24/7) 5 FORD, Marquis - St Francis (/24/7) Opponent - Team Highs POINTS 76 vs UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 26 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 66 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 4.4% (24-58) vs Howard (/7/7) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 6 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE 5.% (5-) vs UMBC (/3/7) FREE THROWS MADE 25 vs UMBC (/3/7) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 35 vs Howard (/7/7) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 89.3% (25-28) vs UMBC (/3/7) REBOUNDS 39 vs St. Francis (/24/7) STEALS 6 vs St. Francis (/24/7) BLOCKED SHOTS 7 vs Howard (/7/7) TURNOVERS 7 vs UMBC (/3/7) FOULS 22 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Opponent - Team Lows POINTS 59 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) FIELD GOALS MADE 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 56 vs UMBC (/3/7) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 34.4% (2-6) vs St. Francis (/24/7) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE vs Howard (/7/7) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs UMBC (/3/7) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.% vs Howard (/7/7) FREE THROWS MADE 5 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 8 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 6.% (2-35) vs Howard (/7/7) REBOUNDS 32 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7) ASSISTS 7 vs Howard (/7/7) STEALS 4 vs Howard (/7/7) BLOCKED SHOTS 3 vs UMBC (/3/7) TURNOVERS 8 vs Howard (/7/7) FOULS 6 vs Mt.St.Mary s (/7/7)

7 La Salle Basketball Career/Season Highs (Please Note that These Numbers are Accurate - Do Not Refer to the Media Guide for Returning Player Career Highs) Season Highs (7-8) Career Highs Sherman Diaz Points 5 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 9 at Saint Francis (/25/6) Minutes 9 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 3 at Saint Francis (/25/6) FGM 2 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 8 at Saint Francis (/25/6) FGA 4 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) at Saint Francis (/25/6) 3PM vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 3 Tied four times 3PA 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 6 vs. Mount St Mary s (/8/6) 6 vs UMBC (2/7/6) FTM - 4 four times - FTA - 6 vs Southern California (/3/4) - Rebounds 4 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 6 five times Assists - 5 vs Howard (/2/6) Steals - 3 at Cincinatti (2/22/4) 3 vs Mount St. Mary s (/8/6) Blocks 3 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 4 vs UMBC (2/7/6) Darnell Harris Points 8 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 32 vs Penn (/8/7) 8 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) Minutes 37 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 54 at Cent. Conn. (2/8/5) FGM 6 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 2 vs Penn (/8/7) FGA 5 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs Penn (/8/7) 3PM 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 8 vs Penn (/8/7) 3PA 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 4 vs Penn (/8/7) FTM 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 8 vs Temple (2/4/7) FTA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 8 at American (2/28/4) 4 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 8 vs Temple (2/4/7) Rebounds 5 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 9 at Massachusetts (2/8/6) Assists 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 6 vs UMBC (2/7/6) Steals vs. UMBC (/3/7) 5 vs FIU (2/2/5) vs. Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) vs. St. Francis (/24/7) Blocks 2 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 2 at Cincinatti (2/22/4)

8 La Salle Basketball Career/Season Highs (Please Note that These Numbers are Accurate - Do Not Refer to the Media Guide for Returning Player Career Highs) Paul Johnson Season Highs Career Highs Points 9 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 7 vs Penn (/8/7) 9 vs Howard (/2/7) Minutes 33 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 34 at Cent. Conn. (2/8/5) FGM 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 7 vs Penn (/8/7) 3 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 7 vs Charlotte (/3/7) 3 vs Howard (/2/7) FGA 6 vs St. Francis (/24/7) 4 vs Charlotte (/3/7) 3PM vs Howard (/2/7) 3 at Cent. Conn. (2/8/5) 3PA vs Howard (/2/7) 6 at Cent. Conn. (2/8/5) FTM 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 7 vs St. Bonaventure (2/24/7) 3 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FTA 4 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) vs Morgan St. (2/2/6) 4 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Rebounds 9 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 9 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) Assists 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 6 vs Penn (/8/7) Steals 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 5 at James Madison (2//5) Blocks at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) eight times vs. UMBC (/3/7) Kimmani Barrett Points 2 vs Howard (/7/7) 9 vs. Temple (2/4/7) Minutes 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/2/7) FGM 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 7 vs. Morgan St. (2/2/6) 3 vs Howard (/2/7) 3 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FGA 9 vs Howard (/2/7) 4 vs. Morgan St. (2/2/6) 3PM vs Howard (/2/7) vs. Howard (/2/6) 3PA 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 2 vs. Temple (2/4/7) 2 vs Howard (/2/7) FTM 5 vs Howard (/2/7) vs. Temple (2/4/7) FTA 6 at Howard (/2/7) 4 vs. Temple (2/4/7) Rebounds 8 vs Howard (/2/7) 8 vs Howard (/7/7) Assists at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 3 vs. Richmond (/24/7) Steals at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 2 vs. UMBC (2/7/6) Blocks - vs. UMass (/6/7)

9 La Salle Basketball Career/Season Highs (Please Note that These Numbers are Accurate - Do Not Refer to the Media Guide for Returning Player Career Highs) Rodney Green Season Highs Career Highs Points 9 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 25 vs. CCSU (2/6/6) Minutes 36 vs. Howard (/2/7) 36 vs. Howard (/2/7) FGM 8 vs. Howard (/2/7) vs. CCSU (2/6/7) FGA 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) 3PM 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 3PA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) FTM 3 vs. UMBC (/3/7) vs. NJIT (/6/7) 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) FTA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs. NJIT (/6/7) Rebounds 8 vs. Howard (/2/7) 8 tied six times Assists 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 6 vs. UTPA (2/2/6) 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) 2 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) Steals 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 5 vs. NJIT (/6/7) 2 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) Blocks vs. UMBC (/7/7) 2 vs. Temple (2/4/7) Yves Mekongo Mbala Points 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 23 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) Minutes 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 33 vs. Mount Saint Mary s (/8/6) 3 vs. Howard (/2/7) FGM 4 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 7 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) FGA 8 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (/2/7) 3PM 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 2 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) 2 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 3PA 3 at Mount Saint Mary s (/7/7) 5 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) FTM 5 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 7 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) FTA 6 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 8 vs. Niagra (2/3/6) Rebounds vs. Howard (/2/7) vs. St. Bonaventure (/2/7) Assists 3 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) 6 vs. UTPA (2/2/6) Steals vs. UMBC (/3/7) 3 vs. Mount Saint Mary s (/8/6) vs. St. Francis (/24/7) Blocks vs. St. Francis (/24/7) vs. Duquesne (//7) vs. St. Francis (/24/7)

10 FRESHMEN La Salle Basketball Career/Season Highs Greg Danish Points - FGM - FGA - 3PM - 3PA - FTM - FTA - FT PCT (min 3 made) - Rebounds - Assists - Steals - Blocks - Minutes - Kyle Griffin Points 4 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FGM vs. UMBC (/3/7) vs St. Francis (/24/7) FGA 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) 3PM vs. UMBC (/3/7) vs St. Francis (/24/7) 3PA 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) FTM vs St. Francis (/24/7) FTA 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FT PCT (min 3 made) - Rebounds 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) Assists 5 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Steals - Blocks - Minutes 22 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Darryl Partin Points 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) FGM - FGA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 3PM - 3PA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) FTM 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) FTA 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) FT PCT (min 3 made) - Rebounds 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) Assists vs. UMBC (/3/7) Steals vs. UMBC (/3/7) Blocks - Minutes 3 vs. UMBC (/3/7) Jerrell Williams Points vs. Howard (/2/7) FGM 5 vs. Howard (/2/7) FGA 9 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 3PM - 3PA 4 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FTM 2 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) FTA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 4 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FT PCT (min 3 made) Rebounds 9 at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) Assists 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) Steals vs. UMBC (/3/7) vs. Howard (/2/7) Blocks at Mt. St. Mary s (/7/7) Minutes 25 vs. Howard (/2/7) Terrell Williams Points 5 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 5 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FGM 2 vs St. Francis (/24/7) FGA 4 vs. UMBC (/3/7) 3PM - 3PA vs. UMBC (/3/7) FTM 3 vs. Howard (/2/7) FTA 4 vs. Howard (/2/7) Rebounds 6 vs. St. Francis (/24/7) vs. UMBC (/3/7) Assists vs. Howard (/2/7) Steals vs. UMBC (/3/7) Blocks vs St. Francis (/24/7) Minutes 2 vs. Howard (/2/7) 2 vs. UMBC (/3/7) La Salle Individual Game Leaders Led or tied for team lead in scoring: Harris(2), Green (2), Mekongo Mbala () Led or tied for team lead in rebounding: Johnson (2), J. Williams (), Mekongo Mbala (2) Led or tied for team lead in assists: Harris (), Johnson (), Green (), Griffin () Double-figure scoring: Harris (3), Green (3), J. Williams (3), Mekong Mbala (), Barrett () Double-figure rebounding: Mekongo Mbala () Double-doubles:

11 Tue. November 3 Maryland - Baltimore County 76 EXPLORERS 69 VISITORS: University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2-22 JOHNSON, Cavell... f FRY, Justin... f PROCTOR, Darryl... f GREENE, Jay... g HODGES, Brian... g MCKNIGHT, Frank SPADAFORA, Matt BARBOSA, Ray TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: 7-7 % Game: 89.3%, HOME: La Salle ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves JOHNSON, Paul WILLIAMS, Terrell GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell PARTIN, Darryl GRIFFIN, Kyle DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani WILLIAMS, Jerrell TM TEAM 2 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.6% 3-Pt FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 3.8% FT % st Half: 9-9.% 2nd Half: % Game: 88.9% Sat. November 7 EXPLORERS 66 Mount St. Mary s 63 KNOTT ARENA- EMMITSBURG, MD VISITORS: La Salle ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves JOHNSON, Paul WILLIAMS, Jerrell GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell PARTIN, Darryl GRIFFIN, Kyle DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani WILLIAMS, Terrell TM TEAM 2 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.6% 3-Pt FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 3.8% FT % st Half: 9-9.% 2nd Half: % Game: 88.9% HOME: Mount Saint Mary s 4 ATUPEM, Sam MITCHELL, Markus GOODE, Jeremy VANN, Chris HOLLAND, Will CAJOU, Jean BROWN, Pierre ATUPEM, Shawn JACKSON, Tayvon LOUGHRY, Jason TM TEAM 3 4 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.4% 3-Pt FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.6% FT % st Half: % 2nd Half: 3-3 % Game: 62.5% PHILADELPHIA, PA Sophomore guard Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) scored 9 points but it would not be enough as the La Salle University Explorers (-) watched a halftime lead quickly slip away in a Tuesday night defeat to Maryland - Baltimore County (2-) at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers started off with a -2 run in the first half, highlighted by back-t-back three-pointers by senior guard Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances), who finished the night with 8 points. La Salle never fell behind in the first half but when UMBC's senior guard Brian Hodges hit three free throws in a row at the 9:4 mark the Retrievers pulled even. Hodges would go on to knock down 22 points on the night. The Retrievers would convert 3 points off of turnovers in the first half to keep it close, but Harris's first-half points kept the Explorers on top with a halftime lead of UMBC's junior forward Darryl Proctor sank 2 of his gamehigh 23 points in the second half, including a jumper at 7:23 to go up and give the Retrievers their first lead of the game. Proctor also had rebounds. They would not trail again. The UMBC defense dealt a stifling blow to the Explorers in the second period by holding La Salle to 36% field goal shooting. Freshman forward Jerrell Williams (Paterson, NJ/Northfield Mount Hermon) hit two free throws with just over five minutes to go to cut the Retriever lead to 55-49, but UMBC went on a 7- scoring spree late in the second that widened the gap to with three minutes remaining. The Explorers put together a small run of their own late in the game with two steals and quick three-pointers which cut the lead to five points, at but UMBC held on for their second straight victory at Gola Arena. Emmitsburg, MD - Chris Vann missed a fall-away three-pointer as time expired and the La Salle University Explorers (-) held on for a win over Mount St. Mary's (-2) on Saturday night at Knott Arena. Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) and Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) each scored a dozen points but it was freshman Jerrell Williams (Paterson, NJ/Northfield Mount Hermon) who gave the Explorers a two possession lead at 64-5 with eight seconds to play with an offensive rebound and put-back lay-up, Williams and Harris combined to score the final ten La Salle points over the last seven minutes and 7 seconds of play. Harris, who hit a pair of three-pointers in the game's first five minutes, did not score again until he made a jumper with 7:7 to play that gave his team a 58-5 lead. His two made free throws with eight seconds left gave the Explorers a cushion at Jeremy Goode made a lay-up with.2 seconds remaining to cut the lead to three and Mekongo Mbala stepped on the line on the ensuing inbounds to turn the ball over and set up Vann's would-be game-tying shot which fell short. Vann had made four out of five from beyond the arc in the first half but missed all six of his three-point attempts in the second half. For the second game in as many collegiate starts Jerrell Williams scored points. He also pulled nine rebounds to fall a board shy of his first double-double. Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) scored points as the Explorers put four scorers in double-digits.

12 Tue. November 2 Howard 69 EXPLORERS 63 BURR GYMNASIUM- WASHINGTON, D.C. VISITORS: La Salle ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves JOHNSON, Paul WILLIAMS, Jerrell GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell PARTIN, Darryl GRIFFIN, Kyle DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani WILLIAMS, Terrell TM TEAM 4 5 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.7% 3-Pt FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -5 2.% Game: 29.4% FT % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.% HOME: Howard ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN WHITE,Curtis WALKER,Adam HAMPTON,Randy SMITH,Jeron MYATT,Eugene MUKOLE,Kandi TIMOTHY,Torrance RILEY,Kyle COOPER,Nate KIRKPATRICK,Paul TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -7.% 2nd Half: -4.% Game:.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.% 6 Sat. November 25 EXPLORERS 65 Saint Francis 59 Tom Gola Arena - Philadelphia PA VISITORS: St. Francis ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN SWEETNEY, Devin DIENG, Bassirou HOFFMAN, Kurt BERRY, Chris NELSON, Cale FORD, Marquis ORANDI, Sorena SURPRENANT, Grant JUKIC, Mislav PROFETA, Steve TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 34.4% 3-Pt FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 23.8% FT % st Half: 7-7 % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.% HOME: La Salle ##Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves WILLIAMS, Jerrell JOHNSON, Paul GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell PARTIN,Darryl GRIFFIN, Kyle DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani WILLIAMS, Terrell TEAM... Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.9% 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.5% F Throw % st Half: 7-7.% 2nd Half: % Game: 62.% WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -Eugene Myatt scored 8 points, Kandi Mukole added 7 and Howard came back from a 7- point second-half deficit to beat La Salle Tuesday night. Howard (2-2) was down 47-3 with 6:24 left, but pulled ahead with an 8-5 run over the final 5:. The Bison took their first lead, 6-59, on Randy Hampton's inside basket with about three minutes left. Rodney Green scored 7 points and Yves Mekongo Mbala had rebounds for La Salle (-2). The Explorers went nearly six minutes without a field goal at the end, allowing Howard to hold on despite missing five of its 2 free throws in the final two minutes. La Salle committed 8 turnovers to Howard's eight. PHILADELPHIA, PA -- La Salle senior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD) went 3-6 from beyond the arc as he dropped 8 points through the hoop and the Explorers (2-2, - A-) improved their all-time series record to 6- against the St. Francis University (PA) Red Flash (-5, - NEC), winning Saturday afternoon. Sophomore guard Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) started things with a steal on the first play of the game, taking the ball to the hoop for a dunk to put La Salle on the board first. Green would go on to score eight points and wrangle four boards in the contest. The Red Flash went on a - run led by junior guard Cale Nelson (Newville, PA) who hit two consecutive three's. SFU sophomore guard Devin Sweetney (Washington, D.C.) hit a jumper at 6:37 and then subsequently connected on a pass from Nelson to dunk the rock for two more. Harris knocked down his first three of the game at 5:7 to get the blue and gold rolling again. Senior Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago) came up with a huge three-pointer to give the Explorers a 4-2 lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the half. SFU's junior guard Chris Berry (Seagovile, TX) - who led the Red Flash with 4 points and nine rebounds, would go 2-2 at the charity stripe with under seven minutes remaining, but the Explorers went on a 9- run late in the first half that gave the blue and gold a comfortable lead going into the locker room. The Red Flash opened up the second half with a 5- run that closed the gap to with 7 minutes to go. Green dunked another two home for the Explorers, but with the blue and gold struggling from field goal range SFU pieced together another run, this time 6- to make it Explorers. Freshman Jerrell Williams (Paterson, NJ) missed two clutch free-throws with six minutes remaining in the second to give SFU a chance to catch-up, and they did just that as Berry hit a lay-up to make it a two point game, and junior forward Bassirou Dieng (Dakar, Senegal) made two freethrows to tie the game at 5-5 with only five minutes remaining. The teams would exchange the lead three times in the next three minutes, but the Explorers went up at :54 on a three-pointer from Harris and would never look back. La Salle made it interesting- going 4-8 from the charity stripe down the stretch, but the blue and gold pulled out a win against the Red Flash.

14 La Salle Basketball Career/Season Highs Season Highs Career Highs Yves Mekongo Mbala Points 7 vs UMBC (/3/7) 23 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) FGM 2 vs UMBC (/3/7) 7 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) FGA 5 vs UMBC (/3/7) 5 at St. Bonaventure (/2/7) 3PM vs UMBC (/3/7) 2 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) 3PA vs UMBC (/3/7) 5 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) FTM 3 vs UMBC (/3/7) 7 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) FTA 3 vs UMBC (/3/7) 8 vs. Niagara (2/3/6) FT PCT (min 3 made). (3-3 ) vs UMBC (/3/7) 7 Penn (/8/7) Rebounds 4 vs UMBC (/3/7) at St. Bonaventure (/2/7) Assists 2 vs UMBC (/3/7) 5 Duquesne (2/7/7 Steals vs UMBC (/3/7) 3 Mount St. Mary s (/8/6) Blocks vs UMBC (/3/7) at Massachusetts (2/28/7) Minutes 28 vs UMBC (/3/7) 33 at St. Bonventure (/2/7)

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16 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. November 25 St. Francis 6 EXPLORERS 69 Home Team: St. Francis 2- TOT FG 3PT REBOUNDS 5 BERRY, Chris DIENG, Bassirou ENRIGHT, J.R SWEETNEY, Devin NELSON, Cale McFARLAND, Chris SURPRENANT, Grant JACKSON, Kyle LAWRENCE, Jelani HOFFMAN, Kurt TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 8.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.7% 3 Visitors: La Salle 3-3 DIAZ, Sherman MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul BARRETT, Kimmani GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian TEAM 5 6 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.% DEADR 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -7. % 2nd Half: % Game: 8.2% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 7.8% 2 Fri. December Coppin State 69 EXPLORERS 68 Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA Home Team: La Salle 3-3 DIAZ, Sherman MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul BARRETT, Kimmani GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -9.% Game: 25.% REBS F Throw % st Half: 7-7.% 2nd Half: % Game: 57.9% 3 VISITORS: Coppin State HARRISON,Antwan PRESSEY,Robert ROBERTS,Darryl McKEE,Tywain WOODLIN,Augustine BRITT,Ruben OTIS,West BELL,Talmadge NORWOOD,Michael CONYERS,Julian CHESNUT,Brian KENNEDY,Ethan TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 64.3% 4 LORETTO, PA - The La Salle University Explorers (3-) were led by junior Sherman Diaz' (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center) 9 points in handing St. Francis (2-) its first loss of the season with a 69-6 win on Saturday night at DeGol Arena. Freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) contributed 7 points while senior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) was limited to eight points total and just four points from the field. The Explorers never trailed in the second half after swapping the lead eight times in the opening frame. Harris, who was held scoreless for the first 9 minutes, sunk a pair of buckets on the team's final two possessions of the half. He would then go 4-6 from the free throw line in the game's final minutes to close out his scoring The Explorers were able to build their lagest lead of the game with 2:57 remaining after Diaz scored lay-ups on back-toback possessions to make the score However, the Explorers would manage just six points in the next eight minutes as the Red Flash cut the lead to with 6:22 to play. Senior Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) hit his lone basket of the game when he broke his team's -8 slump from beyond the arc to end St. Francis' 4-7 run. St. John would later hit two free throws to help his team hang on for the win. The Explorers are now 5- all-time against Red Flash. The win was the Explorers' seventh straight in the month of November dating back to their defeat of Southern California on /3/4. IOWA CITY, IA The La Salle Explorers (3-) fell to Coppin State (2-5) in a disappointing last minute loss in the opening round of the Hawkeye Challenge on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Despite leading by as many as nine points for most of the game, the Explorers could not fend off a second-half Coppin State run that was fueled primarily by the 3 points from Philadelphia native Tywain McKee (Bartram High). Freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) had career highs in points (8), rebounds (6), and assists (4), while junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) had a team-high 9 points. The Eagles kept the game close by capitalizing on a series of turnovers and missed Explorer shots with under two minutes left in the first half to cut a nine-point Explorer lead down to at the end of the first period. The Explorers surrendered the lead midway through the second half and swapped leads the rest of the way until freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick s) wrestled an offensive rebound and drew a foul to reach the free-throw line with just over a minute left. Mekongo Mbala made both ends of the one-and-one to give the Explorers their final lead of the game at On the ensuing Coppin possession the Explorers forced a stop and Mekongo Mbala found himself on top of another loose ball and drawing a foul. The foul was the fifth on McKee and forced the Eagles leading scorer out of the game. This time, however, Mekongo Mbala missed the first shot of the one-and-one and allowed Darryl Roberts to hit a three-pointer with 8.8 seconds remaining to give his team the lead at After an Explorers time-out with 4.4 seconds remaining Green made a drive to the basket and was fouled. He hit the first shot but missed the second to draw the Explorers within a point at The rebound was secured by Explorer senior Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) whose reverse lay-up missed the mark at the buzzer.

17 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. December 2 Texas-Pan American 63 EXPLORERS 64 Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA Visitors: LaSalle 4-3 DIAZ, Sherman MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul BARRETT, Kimmani GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 26.7% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 63.6% Home Team: Texas-Pan American ALLGOOD, Julius LIEN, Colin STOLL, Paul BURRELL, Brian SHANKLE, Dexter EDWARDS, Kano CHATMAN, Johnathan SHEPPARD, Larry ROBINSON, Alex TRADER, Zach TEAM 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 77.8% Thur. December 7 Maryland - Baltimore County 78 EXPLORERS 67 Visitors: Maryland - Baltimore County FRY, Justin HOUSMAN, Mike GREENE, Jay PUGH, Chris YOUNG, Thomas SEABORN, Chris HODGES, Brian TEAM 2 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 2-2.% 2nd Half: % Game: 29.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: 2-2 % 2nd Half: % Game: 78.9% Home Team: La Salle DIAZ, Sherman MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul BARRETT, Kimmani GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 3.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 2, IOWA CITY, IA - With seven seconds remaining in the game and his team winning 63-6, Brian Burrell of Texas - Pan American (5-2) missed the first shot on a oneand-one, allowing freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) to grab the rebound. He promptly outleted to Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) who sliced into the lane and dished a pass to Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) who drilled his third three-pointer of the night to give the La Salle University Explorers (4-) an exciting win over the Broncs. The Saturday night win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena gave the Explorers a third-place finish and a - split in the Hawkeye Challenge hosted by the University of Iowa. Just before that squence Green had buried a pair of free throws to halve a four-point Bronc lead at 63-6 and set-up the foul by Sherman Diaz to stop the clock and send Burrell, who led his team with 6 points, to his ill-fated visit at the stripe. Harris, who went 6 for 6 (.375) from the arc in the two-day tourney, and had struggled to make three-pointers at key points thoughout the opening round loss to Coppin State a night earlier finished with 6 off his own points to lead La Salle. It marked the second time he ended a game with a win on walk-off shots. Last season he hit two of three foul shots with no time remining to help the Explorers outlast Central Connecticut ina four-overtime affair in New Britain, CT. The Explorers, who trailed at halftime for the first time all season, were down by as many as seven points in the second half until Green scored on a pair of strong interior moves on consecutive possessions, capping the latter with a made free-throw for a three-point play to give his team a edge at the 4:4 mark of the second half. Texas Pan- American would stay within reach and eventually regain the lead with :5 to play when Paul Stoll hit a three-pointer to put the Broncs up Explorer senior Mike St. John had a chance to reclaim the lead but missed the first shot of a one-and-one with 42 seconds to play. The Explorers struggled from the stripe for the second consecutive night with just 4-22 (.632) shooting. On the Broncs ensuing possession Stoll made one of two foul shots, missing the second, but the Explorers could not control the rebound which forced them to foul Burrell who hit two shots to give UTPA a lead with 23 seconds left. Green drew a foul on the other end and made both free throws to draw within two points at 63-5 with seven seconds remining, thus setting up the dramatic finish. Green finished the game with 6 points while Harris added 5 of his own. Mekongo Mbala came one rebound shy of his first career double-double with 3 points and nine boards. Harris was named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tourney team with Burrell, Tywain McKee (Coppin State), and the host Hawkeyes' Justin Johnson, Tyler Smith and Adam Haluska. PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle University Explorers (4-2) trailed Maryland - Baltimore County (4-5) by a score with 4:24 to play when they mounted a frenzied finish to come up eleven points short in a defeat on Thursday night at Gola Arena. The Explorers surrendered the lead when Chris Pugh hit a jumper at the 5:5 mark of the first half to tie the game at 4-4. Just under two minutes later Plymouth-Whitemarsh product Thomas Young gave his team a 6-4 lead and the Retrievers would never trail again en route to their fourth win of the season. Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) tied the game with a lay-up at 2-2 with 4.5 to play in the first but the Retrievers went into the break with a lead after holding Explorer leading scorer Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) to just three points in the first half. In the second half the Explorers got to within four points at with a Harris jumper but the Retrievers held La Salle to just points for the first 5.8 of the second half to build as much as a 25-point lead. At this point Harris nailed a three pointer and the Explorers would score 3 points over the next 4.9 after not scoring a field goal for over nine minutes to get the difference down to as little as nine points (73-64) with 5 seconds remaining. In that stretch junior Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center) would score six points on a lay-up and three threepointers. Freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) would also hit a three. The effort was futile, however, as the Retrievers shot - from the free throw line in the closing two minutes to preserve the lead. The Explorers placed four players in double-digits for the first time this season. UMBC was led by Brian Hodges' 22 points and sophomore point guard Jay Greene who scored 6 points, dished eight assists and was 4-4 from the stripe.

18 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. December 6 Central Connecticut 73 EXPLORERS 86 Detrick Gym - New Britain, CT HOME TEAM: Central Connecticut 3-8 POWELL, Dannie NWADIKE, Obie SOBERS, Jemino BLACKWOOD, Tristan MOJICA, Javier MYERS, Jeremy SEYMORE, Joe BEAUDET, Ingo TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 26.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.9% 2 Visitors: La Salle 5-2 GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben ST. JOHN, Mike JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.5% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 77.3% Wed. December 2 Morgan State 76 EXPLORERS 2 HOME TEAM: LASALLE MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean COHEN, Brad GRIMES, Brian TEAM 2 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 62.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -2 5.% 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.% 4, Visitors: Morgan State TIMUS,Ronald COLY,Boubacar GREEN,Jerrel MCLEAN,Joseph SMITH,Jamar BRANCH,Demetrius HOLMES,Reggie BARNES,Rogers AUJLA,Karanvir BERKLEY,Timothy HIGHTOWER,Emmanuel HEMSLEY,Gilroy MOORE,Chris TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 2.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.4% 2, NEW BRITAIN, CT - The La Salle Explorers (5-2) saw six players set career-highs including junior Rodney Green's (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) game-high 25 points and senior Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) assists enroute to an victory over Central Connecticut State (3-8) on Saturday afternoon at Detrick Gym. After trading leads six times in the first half, freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) hit a jumper with 2:32 left to give the Explorers a 7-6 lead. They would not trail again despite CCSU cutting the lead to two points late in the second half. A force in the first half was another freshman Brian Grimes (Ft. Washington, PA/Germantown Ac., Brewster) who set a careerhigh before the first half ended with points in the opening frame, on his way to a game-total of 3 points. Six of those points came in 58 seconds when he scored on a pair of lay-ups, drew a foul and made the ensuing free throws at the 3:23 mark. Mekongo Mbala was the third Explorer in double digits with 3 points to go with his eight rebounds. For the first time this season leading scorer junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) was held scoreless in the first half and finished with six points - four of which came from the free throw line in the closing minutes. The big story, however, was Green who scored the game's first six points and is now shooting.662 from the field on the season (43-65) and is leading the Explorers with an average of 6.6 points per game. St. John also contributed nine points in the win. Freshman Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's), who made his first career start and answered with a personal-best nine points. The Explorers held the Blue Devils to a season-low 35.3% shooting. PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five Explorers reached double-figures in scoring as the La Salle University (6-2) Explorers trounced Morgan State (2-7) by a score of 2-76 on Wednesday night at Tom Gola Arena. Freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) led the way with a career-high 8 points and six rebounds. Fellow frosh Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) and Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) combined for 26 more points for the Explorers who never trailed in the game and were last tied at 2-2 with 7.36 to play. Green stayed on pace with a 6 for 9 shooting night. He entered the game th in the nation with a 66.2% field goal percentage. At the 6.34 mark Xavier transfer Boubacar Coly converted a lay-up to draw the Bears within 8-4 but the Explorers ran off a 23-6 run to pull away and stay out in front. Also reaching double-figures in scoring were junior Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center - Burlington, NJ) who scored 4 points and sophomore Paul Johnson (Washington, DC/Gonzaga) who had points. All eleven Explorers, including sophomore walk-on Brad Cohen (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional) scored in the game. Adding to his team-leading assist total was the surprising Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) who scored seven points and pulled five rebounds but dealt five more assists to bring his season total to 25. Including Saturday's -assist performance at Central Connecticut State, St. John is now averaging 3. helpers a game. The Explorers topped the -point mark for the first time since a 7-6 four-overtime win at Central Connecticut State in 25. It was, however, their first time over the century mark in a regulation game since hanging a 9-93 win on Tennessee Tech in the Hilo Classic at Hawaii-Hilo on December 29, 993. The Explorers are now 4-4 in the months of November and December in the last two seasons. For the second straight game the Explorers held the opponent to under 45% shooting as the Bears went (39.7%) from the field. The 26-point win was the Explorers' largest margin of victory since an defeat of St. Francis (PA) on 2/28/5.

19 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. December 23 Villanova 64 EXPLORERS 5 VISITORS: Villanova 9-2, 2- Big 5 33 CUNNINGHAM, Dante SUMPTER, Curtis SHERIDAN, Will REYNOLDS, Scottie NARDI, Mike BENN, Bilal CLARK, Shane ANDERSON, Dwayne DRUMMOND, Casiem TCHUISI, Frank TEAM 2 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 5-5.% 2nd Half: -9.% Game: 26.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 8.% HOME TEAM: LASALLE 6-3, - Big 5 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -5.% 2nd Half: 4-4.% Game: 26.7% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 58.3% 2 Thu. December 28 Holy Cross 68 EXPLORERS 48 VISITORS: Holy Cross, 7-5 Simmons, Keith Vander Baan, Alex Clifford, Tim Thomas, Torey Cruze, Kyle May, Adam Paterick, Zach Cunningham, Colin McCarthy, Greg Meister, Eric TEAM 2 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 78.6%, HOME TEAM: LASALLE MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 4 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 3.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 3-3.% 2nd Half: % Game: 26.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 59.% 4 PHILADELPHIA - The Wildcats scored the first points of the game before Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) hit a jumper with 5:37 left in the opening half to make the score -2. The Explorers would cut the 9-point deficit to (37-26) at the break despite turning the ball over 2 times in the first 2 minutes. The second half started with a 5-4 Explorer run that ended with Harris nailing the team's first three pointer of the game to tie the score at 4-4 with 4:55 to play. The Explorers had three opportunities to take their first lead of the game but missed all three shots before Shane Clark s lay-up reclaimed the lead for Villanova at 3:7. The Explorers would not be able to pull even again but had two chances to take the lead when Harris' three-pointer rimmed out with the score with 8:36 to play. Just over two minutes later freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's) launched a shot the met the same fate and the Explorers continued to trail. The Explorers would cut the lead to three points again (54-5) at the 3:7 point but the Wildcats would rattle off ten unanswered points to end the game. Harris and freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) would share scoring honors for the Explorers with a dozen points each. For the ninth time in as many games the Explorers out rebounded their opponent - this time by a dominating 2- rebound margin at 4-29 but it was two offensive rebounds late that helped seal the win for the Cats. The game marked Villanova first appearance all-time at Tom Gola Arena which opened for play as the Explorers' home court on February 2, 998. PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Holy Cross Crusaders (7-5) shot 6% from the arc while the La Salle Explorers (6-4) went just 3-22 (59%) from the stripe and were out rebounded for the first time this season (34-24) in a loss on Thursday night at Tom Gola Arena. The game marked the kick-off of the sixgame, three-night La Salle Invitational. Crusader junior Kyle Cruze came into the game averaging less than a point per game but hit a pair of three-pointers early on his way to a game-high 5 points. Cruze was one of three Holy Cross players in double digits as leading scorer Keith Simmons and point guard Torey Thomas each tallied 4 points. The Explorers, who never led in the game, gave up runs of 8- and 6-2 to open up the game's respective halves and trailed by as many as 24 points. The Crusaders were able to build that huge lead despite not having two of their three leading scorers in Simmons and Tim Clifford who both picked up their fourth fouls early in the second half. Freshmen Brian Grimes (Ft. Washington, PA/Germantown Academy) and Rodney Green (Philadelphia PA/Prep Charter) led the Explorers with ten points each. Green continues his run of scoring at least ten point in every game of his young career.

20 GAME SUMMARIES Fri. December 29 Delaware 58 EXPLORERS 56 HOME TEAM: Delaware COURTNEY, Herb McMAHON, Sam JOHNSON, Brian TAYLOR, Zaire JOHNSON, Darrell CANNON, Calvin OLAWOYE,Henry TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: 9-9.% 2nd Half: % Game: 85.7%, Visitors: La Salle 6-5 JOHNSON, Paul ST. JOHN, Mike BARRETT, Kimmani HARRIS, Darnell NEAL, Sean DIAZ, Sherman GREEN, Rodne MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 4 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 2 Sat. December 3 Niagara 88 EXPLORERS 82 HOME TEAM: LASALLE MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 2-2.% 2nd Half: % Game: 3.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.9% 5 Visitors: Niagara DUFFEY, J.R BROWN, Cliff MILES, Lorenzo FISHER, Charron BROOKS, Rydell HODGE, Stanley PATTERSON,Andrew EGEMONYE, Benson TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 87.9% 2 PHILADELPHIA, PA - For the third consecutive game the La Salle University Explorers (6-5) trailed by 5 or more points in the first half and could not battle back in a second-round loss to the University of Delaware (2-9) on Friday at Tom Gola Arena in the La Salle Invitational. Delaware, who led by as many as 7 in the first half, never trailed in the game and withstood several second half Explorer runs to in for the second straight night. They had come into the La Salle Invitational before dealing Niagara a surprising 7-53 defeat on the opening night. The Explorers clawed back into the game and had a legitimate chance to tie or go ahead down the stretch when junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances Academy) hit a high-arcing three-pointer to bring his team within a point at with 49 seconds to play to play. Harris was just 3- from the arc in the opening game of the tourney and had struggled over the past week of the season before hitting the jumper which finished him at 4 points on 4-2 shooting (4-8 from three). The Explorers immediately fouled Brian Johnson who hit a pair of free throws to extend the lead to three points with just 9 seconds left. Without a clean look for three, Explorer junior Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) made a running lay-up to get the lead back to one point at with ten seconds remaining. The ensuing fouled sent Darrell Johnson to the stripe where he made one of two shots - missing the second with nine seconds left. Guillandeaux pulled the trigger on the final shot of the game with a running that banked too hard off the glass to preserve the win for the Blue Hens. The Hens continued their blistering shooting with an -2 first half performance including 6- from the arc. They finished shooting 45.2 % from the field led by Herb Courtney's 4 points. Eight of Courtney's points came from the free-throw line in the first half where he went 8-8. Johnson also contributed a dozen points on 3-4 three-point shooting. The Explorers have not led in a game since routing Morgan State 2-76 on December 2th. PHIILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle Invitational came to a close with the host Explorers (6-6) going winless after an loss to the Niagara Purple Eagles (6-7) on Saturday night at Tom Gola Arena. Offensive rebounds (2) and free throw shooting were the primary factors in the Niagara win. The Purple Eagles missed just four of their 33 free throw attempts while the Explorers' free throw percentage continues to plummet after a 3-2 shooting night. Philadelphia product Charron Fisher (Roman Catholic) was - from the line with a game-high 27 points. The Explorers, who trailed by as many as 3 points in the second half, couldn't seem to get the Niagara lead under five points most of the night and led just once at 5-4 after a Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) three-pointer with 7: left in the first half. That lead, which lasted only 8 second before J.R. Duffey's three-pointer was the team's first since it routed Morgan State on December 2th. For the second straight night the Explorer made a late run in the closing minutes keyed by three steals off of full court pressure and the second three-pointer of the night from freshman Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick) that cut the Purple Eagle lead to five at 8-75 with just 59 seconds remaining. Fisher, Duffey and Lorenzo Miles went 8- from the stripe in the final minute to seal the deal. Niagara got an offensive rebound or retained possession on all four fo their missed free throws. Mekongo Mbala led the Explorers with a career-high 23 points with seven rebounds while high school teammate and fellow freshman Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick) also set a career mark with 9 points. The Eagles also became just the second team to outrebound the Explorers while turning in 25 points off of offensive second-chances.

21 GAME SUMMARIES Wed. January 3 Rhode Island 69 EXPLORERS 66 Ryan Center - E. Kingston, RI VISITORS: La Salle 6-7, - A- 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GRIMES, Brian TEAM 5 5 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: 6-6.% Game: 58.8% 2, HOME TEAM: Rhode Island 8-7, - A- 25 DANIELS, Will SEAWRIGHT, Kahiem HARRIS, Darrell BITEE, Parfait BARON, Jimmy MBANG, Joe GRIER, Terence ULMER, Lamonte COTHRAN, Keith TEAM 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 4-4.% 2nd Half: % Game: 3.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 4,2 KINGSTON, RI The La Salle University Explorers (6-7,-) were unable to rebound from another huge first-half deficit as freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) had a three-pointer go in and fall out at the buzzer to give Rhode Island (8-7, -) a win in the Atlantic opener for both teams on Wednesday night at the Ryan Center. For the second game, the Explorers led for just seconds when they opened with a lay-up by Green, but Rhode Island scored the next seven points and built a 22-point first-half lead fueled largely by Jimmy Baron s 2 points in the first six and a half minutes. The Explorers were able to cut the lead to 8 at the break when freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) hit a three-pointer at the buzzer but were hounded all night by missed free throws, lay-ups and Ram rebounds off of their own missed free throws. After shooting just 27.6% in the first half the Explorers connected on 7 of 3 second half shots to finish at 42.4% while also holding Baron scoreless after his torrid start. Will Daniels scored of the Rams final points to keep the Rams in front. The Explorers tied the game at when Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) hit a three-pointer with :55 to play. They followed the score with a defensive stop but then turned the ball over and allowed Daniels to reclaim the lead with 28 seconds left. The most critical missed lay-up of the night came with three seconds remaining after Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick s) rebounded his own miss but could not covert the follow-up. Green got the ensuing rebound but could not hold the possession. Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick s) fouled Kahiem Seawright who made the second of two free throws to build a lead and set up the final play in which Green took a full-court pass from Mike St. John (Northboro,MA/River School) dribbled once and launched the potential equalizer which looked like it would fall but rattled out. The Explorers continue Atlantic play on Saturday when they host Massachusetts at 4: PM. The game will be televised check local listings for the carrying sports network. Sat. January 6 UMass 79 EXPLORERS 7 VISITORS: UMass -4, - A- 3 Lasme, Stephane Brower, Etienne Freeman, Rashaun Lowe, Chris Life, James Thomas, Brandon Forbes, Gary Harris, Ricky Milligan, Dante Bonner, Luke TEAM 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 9.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 63.% 3 HOME TEAM: LASALLE 6-8, -2 A- 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 4 Totals PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a reversal of their recent form the La Salle University Explorers (6-8, -2) built a 4-point first half lead but were overcome by the Massachusetts Minutemen (- 4, -) in a 79-7 finish on Saturday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena. Junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) went four-for-four from beyond-the-arc in the first half to help the Explorers build a 28-4 lead with 7:53 left. Harris was then held scoreless until he turned a baseline jumper into a threepoint play with 2.53 remaining in the game. He finished with 9 points in the game. The Minutemen went on a 9-9 run to close to within four points at at halftime. Rashaun Freeman hit a lay-up with 7: left in the game to make the score 43-4 and put the Minutemen in front for good. Freeman and senior frontcourt teammate Stephane Lasme each registered a double-double and combined for 35 points, 24 rebounds and ten blocked shots. The duo also altered numerous other Explorers shots during the second-half UMass run. Five UMass players scored ten or more points. The Explorers placed four scorers, including Harris, in double figures. Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) notched 2 points while fellow first-year contributors Brian Grimes (Ft. Washington, PA/Germantown Academy) and Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) scored apiece. The five Explorer freshmen accounted for 65% (46) of the Explorers' 7 points and played 27 of the 2 games minutes (64%). The Explorers kept the game close in the final minutes but UMass, who entered the game shooting 65% from the free throw line sealed the victory by going for 2 on the stripe in the final two minutes and 22 seconds. TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -9.% Game: 29.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: -8 6.% Game: 66.7% 3,3

22 GAME SUMMARIES Wed. January Duquesne 63 EXPLORERS 79 AJ Palumbo Center - Pittsburgh, PA HOME TEAM: Duquesne 5-9, -2 A 3 GROTE, Scott ACHARA, Kieron JACKSON, Aaron JACKSON, Reggie FAYNE, Phillip TUCKER, Gary MITCHELL, Robert WOOD, Stephen THIERO, Almamy TEAM 5 5 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -.% 2nd Half: % Game: 2.5% REBS F Throw % st Half: 9-9 % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.2% Visitors: La Salle 7-8, -2 A JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell MEKONGO MBALA, Yves NEAL, Sean GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian ST. JOHN, Mike TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 6.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.6% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 3, Sat. January 3 Dayton 84 EXPLORERS 82 U of Dayton Arena - Dayton, OH HOME TEAM: Dayton Flyers 2-4, 2- A SCOTT, Monty LITTLE, Charles HUELSMAN, Kurt ROBERTS, Brian JOHNSON, Marcus SANDOVAL, Andres WARREN, London PLUMMER, Norman BINNIE, Jimmy TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 77.8% 2, Visitors: La Salle 7-9, -3 A JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben GRIMES, Brian ST. JOHN, Mike TEAM 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.7% REBS F Throw % st Half: 7-7 % 2nd Half: % Game: 8.6% 3, PITTSBURGH, PA -- Despite being saddled with foul trouble and shut out in the first half, junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) scored 3 points while freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) came two rebounds shy of a double-double in La Salle's (7-8,-2) defeat of Duquesne (5-9, -2) on Wednesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Harris, who picked up to early fouls trying to draw charges, left the game with 4.5 to play in the opening frame and would stay on the bench until the start of the second half. Upon returning to action, Harris dropped the first of his three three-pointers just 85 seconds into the second half and finished with 3 points. He know has 893 career points. Green scored eight of the Explorers' first 4 points including an explosive double-pump, baseline dunk to put his team up 4- with 4. left in the first half. He would finish with a game-high 9 points and, were it not for foul trouble of his own, would likely have registered his first career and the Explorers' first season double-double. He finished with eight rebounds while playing only nine minutes in the second half. The Explorers trailed only once in the game when Kieran Achara made one of Duquesne's 6 free throws to complete a three-point play to make the score 9-8 with 5.5 left in the first half. The Explorers quickly recovered and built as much as a 9-point lead in the second half. Duquesne used full-court, trapping pressure to counter and cut the Explorer lead to eight points (62-54) when Robert Mitchell slammed home a missed lay-up by teammate Aaron Jackson with 4:54 left in the game. Just 4 seconds later Harris launched a high-arcing, baseline three-pointer that found the net and reclaimed momentum for the Explorers who were able to cruise to their seventh victory of the season and their frst win in A- play. Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) had a game-high rebounds and added to his team-leading assists with three more helpers in the game. It was La Salle's third straight win over Duquesne and snapped a sixgame La Salle skid. DAYTON, OH - Junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore MD/St. Frances) hit his first four three-pointers and finished with a team-high 22 points but it was his missed free throw with.4 seconds to play that helped the Dayton Flyers (2-4, 2- A-) survive a gutsy La Salle University (7-9, -3 A-) challenge on Saturday night at the University of Dayton Arena. The Explorers built an eight-point lead in the first half behind Harris and his teammates' shooting but the Flyers' hit six of their own three-pointers to head into the half up The Explorers led once in the second half when Harris hit a pair of free throws with 8:37 left to make the score but conceded that led 3 seconds later and played catch-up the rest of the way. A pivotal point in the second half came with the Explorers trailing with 9:3 to play when the Flyers' Andres Sandoval stole and entry pass and break out across mid-court where La Salle freshman Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) reached out and committed and intentional foul to put Sandoval on line where he made two shots to give the Flyers' their largest lead of the night. The Explorers continued to battle and stayed within striking distance until the exciting final half-minute which started with Dayton's Brian Roberts' only missed free-throw in 2 attempts. On the miss, with the Explorers trailing 8-76, with 26 seconds to play, freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) made a driving lay-up to cut the lead to four. The Explorers immediately fouled sending Marcus Johnson to the line. Johnson made one of two to make the score with 8 seconds left in the game. On the ensuing Explorer possession Green made another free throw and was fouled by Norman Plummer with ten seconds to go. Green made the foul shot and the Explorers trailed Roberts was fouled again and returned to the line where he added his final two points in a career-high 34- point effort to make the score With five seconds remaining Green was fouled again but this time missed the front end and intentionally missed the second shot. The Flyers lost the ball out of bounds with three seconds left setting up a final play for the Explorers. Harris received the in bounds in the corner and was fouled on his three-point attempt with.4 second s to go. Harris missed the first shot, made the second and intentionally missed the third. An Explorer rebound was not possible, however, as Green was called for entering the three-point arc before the shot left Harris' hands - ending the Explorer effort and giving the Flyers their eleventh straight home victory.

23 GAME SUMMARIES Tue. January 6 New Jersey Institute of Tech 59 EXPLORERS 78 VISITORS: NJIT PETERS, Kraig MILOSEVIC, Nesho STONKUS, Dan BARKER, CLAYTON ENGEL, Andrew MAGNUS, Courcy MANNING, Michael STONE, Alex JOHNSON, Brett LEWIS, Dan MILBOURNE SWAN, Marc TEAM 2 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 26.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.3% HOME TEAM: La Salle 8-9, -3 A- 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean COHEN, Brad GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: 2-2.% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 69.7% 5 Thu. January 8 Penn 93 EXPLORERS 92 VISITORS: Penn -6 3 DANLEY, Steve ZOLLER, Mark JAABER, Ibrahim EGEE, Kevin GRANDIERI, Brian SMITH, Darren SCHREIBER, Andreas KACH, Michael MCMAHON, Tommy REILLY, Justin VOTEL, Brennan TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% HOME TEAM: LASALLE 8-, -3 A 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 7.% PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle Explorers (8-9, -3) came back with a vengeance tonight, shooting their way to a 9 point victory over visiting New Jersey Institute of Technology (3-5). Freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) led the way yet again with 8 points and eight rebounds, along with Ruben Guillandeaux's (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) own 2 points. Jersey Tech started off the show with a jumper from junior Kraig Peters to go up 2-. That would be the Highlanders only lead of the night, however, as two stolen possessions led to 4 unanswered points, giving La Salle the gate to take over. While only scoring eight points in the game, Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) made his count, pushing the Explorer lead to 2 points with each of his three-pointers. The Highlanders tried to get a hold of the game several times in the second half, led by Peters' 8 points and senior Clayton Barker's 6. With :4 left in the game, and the score 58-5 the Explorers went on a 6-4 run that finished with a devastating rebound dunk from Yves Mekongo Mbala (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick's). Mekongo Mbala finished with perfect shooting, going 4-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the stripe. His points and eight rebounds made him just one of three Explorers who closed in on a double-double, each of them just two rebounds shy before running out of time. Sophomore walk-on Brad Cohen (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern) was able to get five shots up in just over a minute before capping scoring with a three-point play on a bucket and free throw with. seconds left to close out the victory. PHILADELPHIA, PA - Explorer junior guard Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) hit six first-half three pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points but Pennsylvania's (-6, - Big 5) seniors helped the Quakers edge out a victory over the La Salle Explorers (8-, - Big 5) on Thursday night at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers built a 3-point first half lead behind Harris' hot shooting and sophomore Paul Johnson (Washington, DC/Gonzaga) who also set a career-high with 7 points. The Quakers were able to cut the lead to eight at the half, 49-4, but La Salle opened another lead of eleven points in the second frame when freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) hit a lay-up but missed the ensuing free throw to make the score with 6:4 remaining. Still the Quakers, behind seniors Ibby Jaaber and Mark Zoller stayed closer and eventually cashed in on an Explorer lull to take the lead on Jaaber's three-pointer with :3 remaining. He would finish with a team-high 27 points. The bucket gave Penn its first lead since they held a 5-4 advantage with 2:54 to go in the first half. From there the teams would swap the lead, seemingly on each possession, 4 more times in the half. Penn finally took the advantage when Brian Grandieri made a short jumper and was fouled with :4 to play to give Penn edge. His free throw barely drew iron and landed in teammate Zoller's hands who was promptly fouled and made both free throws. The Explorers attempted to answer by dumping the ball into freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) who had position four feet from the basket but choose to throw it errantly to the perimeter where Penn retrieved the ball and then converted on a Jaaber jumper with the shot clock about to expire to put the Quakers in control with a five-point lead and only 4 seconds to play. Green hit a running lay-up to finish with 22 points, the Explorers fouled and Grandieri made one of two free throws to secure the win as Johnson nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to close out scoring at

24 Sun. January 2 St. Bonaventure 87 EXPLORERS 73 Reilly Center- Olean, NY GAME SUMMARIES HOME TEAM: St. Bonaventure 5-3, 2-3 A 5 LEE, Michael HAWKINS, A.J WILLIAMS, Paul DIGGS, Terron RELPH, Tyler FERETI, Zarryon CALVIN, Jermaine MORRIS, Jourdan TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 75.% 3 Visitors: La Salle 8-, -4 A 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani GRIMES, Brian TEAM 4 5 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -.% Game: 23.5% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 7.% Wed. January 24 Richmond 56 EXPLORERS 79 HOME TEAM: La Salle 9-, 2-4 A FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean COHEN, Brad GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 54.5% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 78.7% 4 Visitors: Richmond 5-4, -5 A FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN SYLLA, Oumar THOMAS, Peter GERIOT, Dan GONZALVEZ, David BUTLER, Ryan McGONIGAL, Mark GIDDINGS, Jarhon MORRIS, Brian HOVDE, Kevin CRANK, Drew TEAM 2 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: 4-4.% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 64.7% OLEAN, NY - In a game of runs the La Salle University Explorers (8-, -4) dropped an decision to St. Bonaventure (5-3, 2-3) on Sunday afternoon at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies capitalized on sluggish Explorer play at the on set to build a 3-9 lead with 7:33 left in the first half. They maintained a lead until the four-minute media timeout where the score stood at with 3.29 remaining in the half. La Salle then commenced a 2- run that bridged the halves and set the Explorers up with an -point lead, 5-39, with 5.5 left in the game. The Bonnies were not finished, however, as Michael Lee would score nine of his team's 3 points while the Bonnies shot 69% from the field to reclaim the lead. Upon taking the lead on a pair of free throws by Paul Williams, the Bonnies would never trail again and were able to seal the 4-point win. Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) scored a gamehigh 23-points. The junior is now 22 points away from becoming the 45th Explorer to score or more points in his career with a three-season total of 978. The loss came in the Explorers' fourth road game in their first five Atlantic contests. PHILADELPHIA, PA - After a sluggish start on both sides of the ball led to a 25-7 half, the La Salle University Explorers (9-, 2-4) picked up their game, scoring 54 points in the second half to close out the win over the University of Richmond Spiders (5-4, -5). Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) led the way in scoring for the 2th time this year, finishing with 8 points. The first half spun out with almost no one finding the basket, as both teams shot under 3% from the floor. Richmond's only lead of the night was the first minute and half of the game, before freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) tied it at 2-2 with a pair of free throws. He finished with 5 points and seven rebounds, all defensive. La Salle would control the game for the rest of the night after Green's initial foul shots. The closest Richmond came was : into the second half when they cut La Salle's lead to six points. After that it was only a matter of the Explorers staying at least eight points ahead for the rest of the game. While both teams finished shooting under 4% from the floor, La Salle more than doubled the Spiders in rebounds and free throws, setting new season records in both categories with 54 boards and shooting from the stripe. Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago / Life Center Academy) was back in form, shooting 2-3 from beyond the arc and finishing with 2 points. He shot perfectly from the foul line along with Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) making all this free throws. The freshman finished out the double digit scorers, dropping point in his 27 minutes.

25 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. January 27 Fordham 62 EXPLORERS 54 PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Explorers battled for all 4 minutes, but couldn't hold onto a second half lead after suffering a 6-5 Fordham run that they couldn't bounce back from. Fordham maintained the edge for most of the game, holding the lead for a total of 3 minutes and answering the call VISITORS: Fordham 2-7, 5-2 A- each time La Salle took a one or two-point lead. La Salle had 3 GREENE, Sebastian more recurring problems with possession, giving up 23 points 3 OSEI, Dominic 42 DUNSTON, Bryant off of lost balls and almost doubling the Rams in turnovers STOUT, Marcus with 2. 4 ANDERSON, Kevin TANNER, Herb The Explorers got there biggest lead of the second half 2 BINNS, Michael 24 BUTLER, Brenton when, with the score tied at seven minutes in, junior 5 BETHEL, Chris TEAM Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) scored his first Totals points of the game when he was fouled on a jumper and made the ensuing foul shot. Then, just one minute and 4 seconds TOTAL FG% st Half: 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 8.2% 2nd Half: 2nd Half: % 3.% Game: Game: 4.7% 23.8% DEADB REBS after opening up the 3-point lead, Harris was injured after tangling F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.9% 4 legs with an opponent. He would return to the floor later HOME TEAM: LASALLE 9-2, 2-5 A- with one minute remaining but couldn't muster any additional points. His last foul shot was the 999th point of his career. 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves Freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) 42 ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney continued his stretch of double-figure games. He led La Salle HARRIS, Darnell scoring, walking away with 2 points and four rebounds. 34 GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) dropped 3 DIAZ, Sherman 5 BARRETT, Kimmani another, shooting 2-2 from the stripe. 4 GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -3.% Game:.% REBS F Throw % st Half: 7-7.% 2nd Half: % Game: 76.5% 2 Wed. January 3 Charlotte 87 EXPLORERS 8 Halton Arena - Charlotte, NC VISITORS: LaSalle Explorers 9-3, 2-6 A- 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.8% REBS F Throw % st Half: 3-3 % 2nd Half: % Game: 78.6% 2 HOME TEAM: Charlotte 49ers 9-, 3-5 A- DRAYTON, E.J ALEXANDER, De'Angelo COLEMAN, Antwon ANDERSEN, Ian GOLDWIRE, Leemire WILLIAMS, Courtney WILLIAMS, Carlos PHALER, Sean JAMISON, Jerell TEAM 2 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 4.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.5% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 86.5% 3 CHARLOTTE, NC -- The La Salle University Explorers (9-3, 2-6) made their first trip to Charlotte and dropped an 87-8 decision after squandering a 4-point second-half lead on Wednesday night at Halton Arena. The Explorers trailed after DeAngelo Alexander hit a threepointer on the game s first possession but the Explorers answered with eight straight points, including a Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) three-pointer which put the Explorers on top and vaulted the junior over the -point mark for career points. The Explorers would build as much as an -point lead in the first half and take lead into the locker room after twenty minutes. The Explorers would expand that lead to 4 points in the second half when Harris hit a baseline jumper with 9:5 to play to give his team a 65-5 lead. Over the next six minutes the 49ers cut into the lead with full-court pressure and second-chance buckets - they had 5 offensive rebounds to cut the lead to when EJ Drayton tipped in Carlos Williams miss with 3.4 to play. At the 3:42 mark, with the Explorers lead cut to six points at 75-69, freshman Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick) was called for a technical foul after being warned by the officials for scuffling with Charlotte s Carlos Williams on the inbounds. Leemire Goldwire hit both free throws and EJ Drayton tipped in a missed jumper to cut the lead to After an Explorer turnover on the next possession Goldwire capitalized on another offensive rebound with a three-pointer to put the 49ers on top at The 49ers went eight for eight down the stretch and made their last 2 free throws over the final.29 of the game to put the win away.

26 Sun. February 4 Temple 89 EXPLORERS 64 Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, PA VISITORS: LASALLE 9-4, 2-7 A 42 ST. JOHN, Mike BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: -.% Game: 2.% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.3% 3, HOME TEAM: Temple 9-2, 3-5 A 4 DACONS, Dion SALISBERY, Dustin TYNDALE, Mark INGE, Semaj CHRISTMAS, Dionte SHANAHAN, Brian CLARK, Chris BROOKS, Ryan GUZMAN, Luis OLMOS, Sergio KIRKENDOLL, DaShone IVORY, Anthony TEAM 6 7 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.6% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 75.% Wed. February 7 Duquesne EXPLORERS 5 GAME SUMMARIES VISITORS: Duquesne -, 6-4 A 23 MITCHELL, Robert GROTE, Scott JACKSON, Reggie FAYNE, Phillip TUCKER, Gary JACKSON, Aaron ACHARA, Kieron SHERWOOD, Jimmy WOOD, Stephen DUTY, Jason TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 89.7% HOME TEAM: LASALLE 9-5, 2-8 A JOHNSON, Paul MEKONGO MBALA, Yves GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian ST. JOHN, Mike TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 69.2% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 7.8% 6, PHILADELPHIA, PA - After trading leads eight times in the first nine minutes of play the Temple Owls (9-2, 3-5, -3 Big 5) went on a 22-4 run and never looked back in capturing as win over the La Salle Explorers (9-4, 2-6, -3 Big 5) in Atlantic play on Sunday afternoon at the Liacouras Center. With the game tied at 2-2 with : left in the first half Dustin Salisbery hit one of his five three-pointers to start the Owl run. The Explorers allowed 5 more points than they had in any first half of the season and trailed at halftime. Sherman Diaz' (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center) made a lay-up with 9:56 to play but turnovers on three consecutive possesions led to a lay-up and a pair or rim-rattling dunks from the Owls' Mark Tyndale to squelch any Explorer hopes of crawling back into the game. The six points were among 25 scored by Temple in the fast break. Freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) and Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) each had a dozen points to lead the Explorers. The Explorers turned the ball over ten more times than the Owls leading to 22 Temple points. The 25 point loss marked the Explorers largest margin of defeat this season. The Explorers and Owls square off again on February 4th at 7: PM at Tom Gola Arena. PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle Explorers (9-5, 2-8) opened the game with a - run and led for most of the way but a would-be dunk to potentially seal the game would not go down and the Duquesne Dukes (-, 6-4) rallied for a -5 victory in a track meet on Wednesday night at Tom Gola Arena. Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) went four-for-four from the arc in the first half and the Explorers led by as many as 2 but the Duke's Jimmy Sherwood - who took two three-pointers all season prior to the game - went five-for six from the arc in the first half to keep his team close. The Dukes cut the Explorer lead to a point at 6-59 with 7:45 remaining on a jumper by Reggie Jackson who took the Explorers for 23 points to lead the way. The Explorers built that lead back to seven points but Duquesne would not go away as Gary Tucker's three-pointer at 3:5 gave Duquesne its first lead of the game, The Explorers again had the answer and built a -point lead, 95-85, on Kimmani Barrett's dunk with 5.24 to play. After keeping Duquesne at bay for the next three minutes the Explorers seemed to be poised to slam the game home with a 2-97 lead and only 2. to play when Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) went for a seemingly uncontested dunk. Kieran Achara - who picked up his third foul early in the first half - recovered in time to block the dunk enough to force a miss. Aaron Jackson hit a three-pointer on the ensuing possession, St. John made just one of two free throws 2 seconds later and the Explorers led 3-. Reggie Jackson hit a pair of free throws to bring Duquesne within one at 3-2 with.2 and freshman Ruben Guillandeaux (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) lost the ball on a drive that gave Duquesne an uncontested break-away and the lead for good, 4-3 with 65 seconds to play. Once, again, the opponent sealed the deal on the free throw line going nine-for-ten from the line in the closing minutes and finishing while the Explorers missed foul shots (including two front-ends of one-and-ones) to finish on the line.

27 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. February St. Joseph s 72 EXPLORERS 5 The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA VISITORS: St. Joseph s 4- (6-4 A) 2 CALATHES, Pat NIVINS, Ahmad FERGUSON, Rob GOVENS, Darrin WILLIAMSON, Garrett CARTER, Jawan RIVERA, D.J SUROV, Artur KATHOPOULIS, Pete LASHLEY, Edwin MOODY, Rockwell LIDZIUS, Arvydas TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: 6-6.% Game: 47.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.5% HOME TEAM: EXPLORERS 9-6 (2-9 A) 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike GREEN, Rodney HARRIS, Darnell GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman BARRETT, Kimmani NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -7.% 2nd Half: -5 2.% Game: 8.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.% 4 Wed. February 4 Temple 72 EXPLORERS 77 VISITORS: TEMPLE -3, 5-6 A- 4 DACONS, Dion SALISBERY, Dustin TYNDALE, Mark INGE, Semaj CHRISTMAS, Dionte CLARK, Chris BROOKS, Ryan KIRKENDOLL, DaShone TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 2.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: 5-5 % 2nd Half: 3-3 % Game: %, HOME TEAM: LASALLE -6, 3-9 A- 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman HARRIS, Darnell GRIMES, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 3.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.5% 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle Explorers (9-6, 2-9, -4 Big 5) could only muster 9 points in the first half while the Saint Joseph's Hawks (4-, 6-4, 3- Big 5) shot 54% in the first half to build an 8-point halftime lead and cruise to a 72-5 win in Atlantic and Big 5 play on Saturday afternoon at The Palestra. One game removed from an outing where five players scored double-figures only freshman Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) was the lone Explorer over ten points with. With the lead at 25-4 with 5.4 left in the first half the Hawks closed out the frame on a 2-5 run to take the 37-9 lead at the break. The Hawks' first-half point total was two shy of their productivity in the entire game on Tuesday night at Villanova. The Explorers' 9 points was 37 shy of what they posted in the first 2 minutes of Saturday's loss to Duquesne and their final of 5 points in the first half was still seven below the 57 scored after 2 minutes three days ago. The Explorers scored the first two buckets of the second half but the Hawks quickly rebuilt a 2+ point lead and were not challenged the rest of the way. The Explorers, who have now lost five straight, will return to action in Atlantic and non-big 5 play Wednesday night against Temple at Tom Gola Arena at 7: PM. PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The La Salle Explorers (-6, 3-9) get major win to stay alive in the Atlantic post-season play-off hunt with victory over the Temple Owls (-3, 5-7) on Wednesday night at Tom Gola Arena. Just days after the Explorers dropped a 25-point defeat to these same Owls the Explorers got 24 points from junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) who came off the bench for the first time to drill four three-pointers and seal the win with a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to finish eight-for-eight from the stripe. Current Atlantic Rookie of the Week Kimmani Barrett (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) came up large in the win with a career-high 9 points and was also clutch from the stripe with an -for-4 performance. The Explorers shot 26-for-34 from the stripe for 76.5 % - over 9% better than their season average. The teams swapped the lead four times in the first 2 minutes as the Explorers led by as many as seven points. Mark Tyndale paced the Owls for 5 points while the high-scoring duo of Dustin Salisbery and Dionte Christmas were held to just eight points - all by Christmas. Both players fouled out in the second half. The Explorers rallied from a seven point hole with 9.8 to play when Paul Johnson (Washington, DC/Gonzaga) hit a pair of free throws enroute to a 3-point effort and then dominated the offensive boards for four-second-chances shots in the next two minutes ending with Barrett sticking a put-back to bring his team to within a point at 62-6 with six minutes left on the clock. Out of the break Barrett capitalized on a foul after Yves Mekongo Mbala's (Elizabeth, NJ/St. Patrick) offensive board with two more made foul shots to give the Explorers the lead at The team's swapped leads on the next five possessions until Tyndale committed an offensive foul to put Barrett back on the line where he converted two more shots. The Explorers would not trail again. Barrett scored 3 of his points in the second half and buried six of eight free throws in the game's final three minutes of play. The win brings the Explorers even with Saint Bonaventure for the 2th and final berth inte the A- Tournament next month in Atlantic City. The Bonnies own the tie-breaking after defeating the Explorers earlier this season. The Explorers also managed to defeat La Salle alum Fran Dunphy for the first time in six attempts - going back to a 6-59 win over Dunphy's Penn Quakers in December of 2.

GAME SUMMARIES Sat. February 7 St. Louis 59 EXPLORERS 55 Savvis Center - St. Louis, MO VISITORS: LASALLE -7, 3- A 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves 2-6 - - 2 3 5 4 2 3 27 42 ST.

28 GAME SUMMARIES Sat. February 7 St. Louis 59 EXPLORERS 55 Savvis Center - St. Louis, MO VISITORS: LASALLE -7, 3- A 2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul DIAZ, Sherman HARRIS, Darnell NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: -.% 2nd Half: % Game: 29.4% REBS F Throw % st Half: -.% 2nd Half: % Game: 57.% HOME TEAM: Saint Louis 6-, 6-6 A 32 Meyer, Luke Husak, Bryce Polk, Dwayne Brown, Danny Lisch, Kevin Vouyoukas, Ian Johnson, Justin Liddell, Tommie TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 3-3.% 2nd Half: % Game: 35.7% REBS F Throw % st Half: 2-2 % 2nd Half: - 9.9% Game: 92.3% Sat. February 24 George Washington 86 EXPLORERS 74 VISITORS: George Washington 8-8, KOUNDJIA, Regis AKINGBADE, Dokun KING, Travis ELLIOTT, Carl RICE, Maureece DIGGS, Rob LEE, Johnny HOLLIS, Damian WILMORE, Noel TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 5.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: 5-5.% 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.7%, HOME TEAM: LASALLE -8, 3-2 MEKONGO MBALA, Yves ST. JOHN, Mike BARRETT, Kimmani GREEN, Rodney GUILLANDEAUX, Ruben JOHNSON, Paul HARRIS, Darnell NEAL, Sean GRIMES, Brian TEAM 3 4 Totals TOTAL FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.3% REBS F Throw % st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 64.5% 4 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kevin Lisch scored 24 points and Saint Louis (6-, 66-6)ended the game with a 4-2 run to defeat La Salle (-6, 3-) Saturday night at the ScottTrade Center. The Explorers built a`game-high eight point lead when Sherman Diaz (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago/Life Center) hit a three-pointer with 7.42 to play to make the score but it would turn out to be the team's final field goal of the night. The Explorers, who played much of the game with out its two leaders scorers - Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) and Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) who were hampered by foul trouble - had the ball after a Luke Meyer miss with 9.6 to play but Brian Grimes'(Fort Washington, PA/Brewster Prep) pass was too much to handle for Green who lost it out of bounds. The turnover ignited the decisive SLU run. Lisch scored 2 of his points in the second half and Saint Louis (6-, 6-6 Atlantic ) also got points from Tommie Liddell to snap a two-game conference losing streak. The Explorers (-7, 3-) claimed an eight-point lead with just under eight minutes left in the game before Lisch began the Saint Louis run that ended the game with a traditional 3-point play. He scored with six minutes remaining and the Billikens chipped away at the lead until Ian Vouyoukas gave Saint Louis the lead for good on a layin with about two minutes left. Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) scored points to lead La Salle, who had nine players score. The Explorers have only one road victory in conference play. The teams played a rugged first half that ended in a tie. The Explorers still need one more win for the chance to move into 2th place in the A- and gain entry to the conference tournament in Atlantic City. They will have a week off before hosting George Washington on Saturday afternoon at 2: PM. PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle University Explorers (-8, 3- ) went a span of ten minutes and 9 seconds across the two halves without a field goal to help George Washington (8-8, 9-5) build a 5-point lead at halftime before taking the victory on Saturday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers had four players score or more points including Ruben Guillandeaux' (Brooklyn, NY/St. Patrick's) teamhigh 5 points but GW had a pair of players register a doubledoubles including Carl Elliott's 6 points and rebounds and Dokun Akinbade's points and 2 rebounds. The Explorers, who scored first on a dynamic two-handed slam from freshman Rodney Green (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter), shot just 25% from the field in the first half (6-24) while the Colonials connected on 7 of 3 attempts (54.8%). Despite the cold shooting, Mike St. John (Northboro, MA/River School) brought his team within three points, 22-9, when he nailed a three-pointer with 9.25 remaining. The Explorers would not score again until Darnell Harris' (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) three-pointer fell in just 54 seconds into the second half. The Colonials led by as many as 7 but the Explorers outscored their guests by three points in the second half and were able to cut the GW led to seven points on two occasions but could come no closer in the loss. Local product Maureece Rice (Philadelphia, PA/Strawberry Mansion) led all scorers with 2 points. The Explorers have two games remaining in the season beginning with Wednesday's final road game of the season at Massachusetts. The game will tip-off at 7: PM. Subscribers to both school's CSTV All-Access will be able to view the game via UMass' video stream.

Saturday, February 24th - 12:00 PM Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA. Media: Radio: ESPN 920 Kale Beers, Steve Degler and Ed Fitzpatrick

Saturday, February 24th - 12:00 PM Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA. Media: Radio: ESPN 920 Kale Beers, Steve Degler and Ed Fitzpatrick 26-7 Men s Basketball Game Notes THE SCOOP In La Salle s own version of Groundhog Day, the Explorers dropped a 59-55 decision at Saint Louis a week ago at the Scottrade Center. The Explorers held an eight