Philadelphia, Pa. – The last time Fordham and La Salle met for a men's basketball game, the Explorers used a barrage of threes to jump out to an early 16-point lead before the Rams mounted a comeback but fell by two. Today it was a more methodical Explorer attack as the home team slowly built a double digit lead to defeat the Rams, 72-57, in an Atlantic 10 game in Tom Gola Arena.
With the loss, Fordham closes out the regular season at 12-19 overall, 3-15 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle improves to 10-20 overall, 8-10 in the conference.
Junior forward
Chuba Ohams recorded his first double-double of the season with 13 points and ten rebounds and freshmen guards
Jalen Cobb and
Ty Perry each added ten points for Fordham.
Takeaways
•
Jalen Cobb netted double figures for the 16th time this season.
• It was a tale of two halfs for the Rams who scored 18 first half points (shooting 24.1 percent (7-29) from the field) but then netted 39 in the seconds half (shooting 45.5 percent (15-33) from the field).
• Fordham entered the game first in the conference in turnover margin (+2.7) but committed eleven miscues to ten for La Salle.
• The Rams are now 1-8 this season when scoring 60 points or fewer.
• The game was a Homecoming for Fordham head coach
Jeff Neubauer, who played four years of basketball at La Salle from 1989-1993
• The Explorers have won six straight over the Rams.
By the Numbers
5 – Assists by
Jalen Cobb, a team-high.
6 – Rebounds by
Ivan Raut, a season-high.
6 – Double-digit rebounding games for
Chuba Ohams this year, a team-high.
13 – Offensive rebounds by Fordham (led by six from
Chuba Ohams and five from
Onyi Eyisi), two shy of the season-high.
18 – Times in which
Chuba Ohams has led the Rams in rebounding in a game this season.
What's Next?
• The Rams will open play at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday, March 13, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
• The Rams will be the 14-seed and play at 3:30 PM against the 11-seed (either Saint Joseph's or Richmond).
