Fordham Rams at La Salle Explorers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 75
Deas, Washington lead La Salle to 75-67 win over Fordham
Washington was 6-of-7 shooting and also had eight boards. Saul Phiri scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and Pookie Powell finished with 12 points and six assists for La Salle (8-11, 2-4 Atlantic 10). The Explorers snapped a four-game skid overall and won its third straight in the series.
Will Tavares scored 12 points in a 16-1 run that pulled Fordham (6-12, 1-5 Atlantic 10) within five points after he made back-to-back layups with nearly eight minutes to play. La Salle went more than four minutes without a field goal until Powell hit a 3 and B.J. Johnson's dunk pushed the lead to 68-57 with five minutes left. The Rams trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way.
Tavares scored 18 points to lead Fordham. Prokop Slanina added 12 with a career-best five steals and Joseph Chartouny had 11 points and a season-high nine assists.
Deas hit a 3 to cap a 19-3 run that gave La Salle a 36-22 lead late in the first half and Phiri's tip-in putback gave the Explorers a 21-point lead with 15 minutes to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Joseph Chartouny made Free Throw. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Joseph Chartouny made Free Throw. | 66 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Saul Phiri. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Isiah Deas made Layup. | 65 - 75 |
Statistics
 FOR |
 LAS |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 28-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 7-9 | FT | 12-15 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,458 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |