La Salle takes a two-game winning streak to Boston on Tuesday in college basketball to face a Northeastern squad that has dropped its last two games.
La Salle (6-2) has won its last two games, including a home win over a Big Five rival on Saturday, and now hits the road to visit Northeastern (5-3) at Matthews Arena in Boston on Tuesday. The Huskies have lost their last two and are 1-1 at home, where they last played on Nov. 13. The Explorers are 1-0 in true road games so far after a 16-17 campaign last season. Their last NCAA tournament bid game in 2013, when they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen as a No. 13 seed. Northeastern was last in March Madness in 2019 and finished 12-20 during the 2023-24 season.
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Game Date: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
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La Salle topped visiting Temple 83-75 on Saturday evening behind 28 points from Corey McKeithan. Demetrius Lilley added 13 points and Jahlil White finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds. McKeithan scores 19.0 points per game, White gets 12.4 points a night and Lilley averages 8.9 points and 7.6 boards.
The Huskies cut a 17-point deficit to three with 34 seconds left before falling at Vermont, 68-64, on Saturday. Rashad King paced the offense with 27 points and Youri Fritz came off the bench for nine points and 10 rebounds. King nets 16.6 points per game, while Harold Woods averages 15.1 points and 7.9 rebounds.
The Explorers are 4-1 against Northeastern and have won the last three meetings, including a 79-74 victory in Philadelphia on Nov. 11, 2023. Coach Fran Dunphy is at his third Big Five school after stints at Penn and Temple and is 37-38 in his third season at La Salle. Bill Coen is 287-287 in his 19th year leading the Huskies.
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