Two games ago La Salle was sitting atop the conference but two close losses on the road to a couple of solid teams and now they are back on the outside looking in but that could change when they return home to face St. Louis. The last 3 match ups in this series have been decided by 3 points or fewer.
This game is simple comes down to La Salle's ability to get open shots from the perimeter. La Salle has 4 guards averaging over 30 minutes per game and could create some match up problems for St. Louis who gives up 39.2% from three on the road this year where they are 4-4. La Salle is 12-0 at home and shoots 45.1% from the perimeter. They are ranked 5th in the nation in three point %. The next best team that St. Louis has faced in terms of perimeter offense was Temple ranked 9th and they beat them in St. Louis for their only home loss. Expect a few things here St Louis will likely have the edge in rebounding, but La Salle will get it's looks from the perimeter and they'll be able to get to the FT line more and the turnover battle will be nil. Too many advantages and too much motivation for a home game for La Salle to just lose this game.
