The St. Joseph's Hawks play the La Salle Explorers on Wednesday in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. St Joseph’s completed its regular season 11-18 overall and 5-13 in A-10 play. The Hawks defeated Rhode Island 70-60 in their final game of the regular season on Saturday, but St Joseph’s has lost seven of the last eight.
Jordan Hall is leading St. Joseph's in scoring and assists with averages of 14.2 points and 5.8 assists per game, while Ejike Obinna is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.7 rebounds per game. St Joseph's has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 68.0 points per game, while shooting 42.4% overall and 33.8% from 3-point territory.
LaSalle completed its regular season at 10-18 overall and 5-13 in A-10 play. The Explorers defeated Duquesne 85-76 in their final game of the regular season on Saturday. Jack Clark was the leading scorer for La Salle with 30 points. The victory snapped a seven-game losing streak on the road for La Salle. The Explorers have won each of their last three.
Clifton Moore is the leading scorer for La Salle with an average of 13.0 points per game, while Christian Ray is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 rebounds per game and Jhamir Brickus is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 assists per game. La Salle has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and is scoring an average of 68.3 points per game.
