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02/24 03:43 CST VCU faces La Salle, aims to break home slide
VCU faces La Salle, aims to break home slide
By The Associated Press
La Salle Explorers (15-12, 8-8 A-10) at VCU Rams (8-20, 4-12 A-10)
Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: VCU hosts La Salle looking to break its three-game home slide.
The Rams have gone 7-5 at home. VCU gives up 67.1 points and has been outscored
by 10.3 points per game.
The Explorers are 8-8 against A-10 opponents. La Salle is 1-0 in games decided
by less than 4 points.
VCU scores 56.8 points per game, 7.8 fewer points than the 64.6 La Salle gives
up. La Salle averages 64.8 points per game, 2.3 fewer than the 67.1 VCU allows
to opponents.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. La Salle won
70-62 in the last matchup on Dec. 3. Aryss Macktoon led La Salle with 21
points, and Cyriah Griffin led VCU with 16 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Katarina Knezevic is averaging 10.3 points and 5.6 rebounds for
the Rams. Griffin is averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.
Ashleigh Connor is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for
the Explorers. Joan Quinn is averaging 14.5 points and 3.5 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 2-8, averaging 54.5 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.7 assists,
8.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Explorers: 5-5, averaging 66.1 points, 28.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 8.6 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 65.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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