George Washington (7-11, 1-4 in Atlantic 10) La Salle (7-10, 1-5 A-10)
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. Smith CenterTV: A-10 TVRadio: WAGE 1200 AM (available on the Internet at Broadcast.com) Campus radio: WRGW 540 AM (available on GWTV Channel 22; available on Internet at www.gwradio.com) Rankings: La Salle is 139th in unofficial Ratings Percentage Index; GW is 144thLa Salle’s last game: Lost 69-60 to Dayton, TuesdayAll-time series: GW leads 7-3Last meeting: 72-70, GW in 1999Last meeting at Smith Center: 93-75, GW in 1999Streaks: GW has won the last six meetingsLa Salle on the road in 1999-2000: 4-7GW at home in 1999-2000: 3-3La Salle’s leading scorer: Sophomore forward Rasual Butler (18.9 points per game) Explorer’s coach: William Speedy Morris (13th year) Morris’ record at La Salle: 223-179Morris vs. GW: 1-7Tom Penders vs. La Salle: 5-4La Salle notes: Located in Philadelphia; founded in 1863; enrollment of 3,100; led by senior guard Donnie Carr, who has averaged over 20 points a game in his career, but has suffered from pneumonia while La Salle lost eight in a row before a stunning 80-49 win Sunday at Xavier, ending XU’s 24-game home winning streak.