Villanova vs La Salle: Game Preview

Villanova Wildcats (1-1) vs La Salle Explorers (1-1)

Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA)

When: Tuesday, November 10 at 7 PM EST

Betting Line: TBD

How to Watch: truTV, HBO

How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network

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KenPom: Villanova 40, La Salle 177

Torvik: Villanova 31, La Salle 153

Evan Miya: Villanova 35, La Salle 209

About La Salle: The explorers are led by head coach (and former West Virginia guard) Darris Nichols, who’s going into his second season with La Salle. Nichols coached Radford the previous four seasons, including two with former Villanova guard Bryan Antoine. Nichols has gotten the Explorers off to a 1-1 start, having been defeated by No. 10 Houston 94-55 and coming off of an 88-80 win at home against Long Island. Through two contests, La Salle has three players averaging double-figures: Kam Burton, Anthony Finkley and Devin Booker (no, not that one). A fourth player, Rob Dockery, is just shy with a 9.5 average through two games (with 18 coming against LIU). Dockery was the leading scorer on last year’s team, averaging 12. 5 per game. The 6’6″ junior scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the 70-55 loss to Villanova last season. Burton is a 6’3″ senior transfer from Stephen F. Austin (and formerly Southeastern Louisiana), Finkley is a 6’7″ transfer from inter-city rival Saint Joseph’s, and Booker is a 6’4″ sophomore transfer from George Mason. The trio is averaging 13, 12.5 and 12.5 points respectively, with all being threats from deep. Booker has come off of the bench in both contests for the Explorers. The other two players in the starting five are 6’9″ senior Noah Collier and 6’2″ Jaden Johnson. Collier redshirted last season after only three games due to injury. Prior to that, he played parts of five seasons with both William & Mary and Pittsburgh. Collier is going into his seventh season in college basketball. Johnson also returns to La Salle, having averaged 6.3 points per game a year ago. He did not make an appearance in the…

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