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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams close out the 2018-2019 season, Fordham's 116th varsity season, and their 2019 Atlantic 10 schedule by traveling to Philadelphia to face the La Salle University Explorers in Tom Gola Arena on Saturday, March 9, at 4:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Kale Beers (p-b-p) and Rich Prendergast (color) announcing and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and
www.wfuvsports.org with Raffaelle Elia (p-b-p) and Vinny DeBellis (color) announcing.
Fordham enters the game with an 12-18 overall record, 3-14 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 67-56 A-10 win over George Washington in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday night while La Salle is 9-20 overall on the season, 7-10 in the conference, after a 70-39 A-10 loss at Dayton on Wednesday night.
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the 57th meeting between Fordham and La Salle on the hardwood with the Explores leading the all-time series, which started in the 1953-54 season, 39-17, including a 73-71 win at Fordham on January 23 where Isiah Deas netted 20 points for the Explorers while
Antwon Portley scored 22 for the Rams.
Notes
• Freshman
Nick Honor is seventh in the Atlantic 10, and 14th among all NCAA Div. I freshmen, averaging 15.6 ppg.
• Honor has scored in double figures in 27 of the 30 games this year.
• Junior forwards
Chuba Ohams is averaging 9.0 ppg and 8.2 rpg over the last 12.
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Chuba Ohams leads the team with 33 blocks (1.1/game, tied for ninth in the A-10), while
Onyi Eyisi, who blocked six shots against James Madison, has 25 blocks (0.8/game), 13th-best in the A-10.
• Fordham has connected on 263 three-pointers this year, one shy of the school record set in 2015-2016.
• The Rams are second in the Atlantic 10 in three-pointers made/game (8.7).
• The Rams lead the Atlantic 10, and are 42nd in the NCAA, in turnover margin at +2.7.
