George Washington University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts La Salle Wednesday at 7:30
2/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2008
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
Game 18 • Atlantic 10 Conference game
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 • Time: 7:30 pm ET
Location: Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: FederalNewsRadio.com 1050 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live video streaming, live stats on GameTracker
TV: none
Series: GW leads, 17-6 (GW leads, 11-0 at Smith Center)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 119-77 (.607) 7th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 60-43 (.583) 7th season
Career Record: 119-77 (.607) 7th season
Hobbs' Record vs. La Salle: 8-2
LA SALLE COACH: John Giannini (N. Central Coll. `84)
Record at LU: 46-61 (.430) 4th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 21-34 (.382) 4th season
Career Record: 343-210 (.620) 19th season
Rowan 168-38, Maine 125-111
Giannini's Record vs. GW: 0-4
Wednesday's Game: GW (5-12, 1-6) hosts La Salle (8-12, 3-4) Wednesday night in the first and only meeting this season and the 24th meeting in the series. GW has won seven straight in the series and 16 of the last 19 meetings.
• GW has never lost to La Salle at Smith Center in 11 games.
• GW, 5-2 at home this season, is aiming to snap a rare two-game skid at Smith Center where the Colonials are 307-119 (.721) all-time in 32 seasons.
• La Salle is 4-6 (.400) on the road this season with victories at Mount St. Mary's, St. Bonaventure, Penn and Richmond.
• GW is coming off its sixth straight loss, a 93-80 decision to Temple on Sunday at the Liacouras Center.
• La Salle is coming off a 75-62 loss at No. 15/15 Xavier Saturday in Cincinnati. The Explorers have won lost three of their last four games by an average of just 8.7 points.
• GW junior F Rob Diggs is the A-10 Player of the Week after hitting all 10 of his FG attempts en route to a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double on Jan. 30 vs. Saint Joseph's.
• GW is without starting point guard Travis King, who is sitting out the season with a knee injury.
• GW has won 51 of its last 72 regular-season games and 29 of its last 40 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at La Salle: The Explorers, under fourth-year coach John Giannini, come to Smith Center Wednesday with an 8-12 record, 3-4 A-10. La Salle has three players averaging double figures led by Darnell Harris' 15.8 ppg and Jerrell Williams' 7.5 rebounds. Harris is one of the best long-range shooters in the NCAA and leads the A-10 in 3-pt FG%. Rodney Green averages 13.1 points with 71 assists. In Saturday's game at Xavier, the Explorers shot 42.6 percent overall, hit 5-17 three-pointers and out-rebounded the Musketeers, 34-32, but committed 16 turnovers. For the season, La Salle is shooting 43.7 percent from the field, averages 73.7 points a game and is outrebounding opponents by nearly six caroms a game.
Next Game: GW hosts Dayton on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 7:00 p.m. EST. The game will be telecast regionally on CSTV and broadcast on 3WT Radio 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, 820 AM. Live audio streaming of the game will be available on www.GWsports.com.
