THE BASICS
Rhode Island (15-11, 6-7 A-10) at La Salle (7-19, 3-10 A-10)
Tip-Off: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2:30 p.m.
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RHODE ISLAND VS. LA SALLE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhody and La Salle will meet for the 51st time overall and second time this season on Saturday.
• The Rams lead the series 36-14, though La Salle has won three of the last four, including a 79-72 victory earlier this season.
• On Jan. 7, the Explorers shot a season-high 61 percent (25-for-41) to knock off Rhode Island.
• For the season, La Salle is shooting 41.3 percent from the field as a team.
• Rob Dockery had a game-high 22 points for the Explorers, while Truth Harris added 19 points and four steals off the bench in the first meeting.
• Since the teams last met, Rhode Island is 6-4 while La Salle is 2-8.
• The Explorers have lost six straight games, including a 62-61 defeat at Duquesne on a buzzer-beating layup by the Dukes Tarence Guinyard Wednesday night.
• La Salle is 5-5 at home this season, while Rhode Island is 4-4 in road games.
• The 3-point arc is an Achilles heel on both ends of the floor for La Salle. The Explorers shoot .291 from the perimeter as a team, which ranks 356th out of 361 teams.
• Defensively, La Salle allows opponents to shoot .365 from long range, which ranks 332nd out of 361 teams.

HARPER COMES UP BIG AGAINST SAINT LOUIS

• Freshman Jalen Harper gave the team a significant boost in Tuesday's win over Saint Louis.
• The Philadelphia native had eight points, six rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes off the bench.
• It was his third game this season playing 20-plus minutes.
• After not scoring in his first six career appearances, Harper has averaged 4.1 points per game since.
• Harper's role has grown as the season has moved along.
• After averaging 8.2 minutes per game in non-conference play, he has averaged 14.1 minutes since the start of Atlantic 10 play.

COREY CONTINUES TO DELIVER

• Guard Myles Corey has reached double figures in scoring in five straight games, averaging 14.4 points in that span.
• Against Saint Louis on Tuesday, he scored 15 points while going a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line.
• One of two players to start every game this season along with center Keeyan Itejere, Corey has reached double digits in points 15 times.
• Corey's season scoring average is up to 10.1 points per game.
• Over the course of his career, Corey's teams have a combined record of 110-59.