La Salle heads into the matchup with Rhode Island as losers of four games in a row. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season.

Rhode Island is shooting 45.9% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.2% La Salle allows to opponents. La Salle has shot at a 41.8% rate from the fie

Jamarques Lawrence scored 20 points, including a four-point play with 2.4 seconds left, as Rhode Island knocked off St. Bonaventure 68-64 on Wednesday night.

Jamarques Lawrence hits a 3-pointer while getting fouled to push Rhode Island past St. Bonaventure.

Point Goals_St. Bonaventure 8-25 (Hinton 4-11, Council 2-4, Jones 2-4, Thompson 0-1, Bolanga 0-5), Rhode Island 9-25 (Lawrence 3-4, Green 3-7, Estevez 2-6, Thomas 1-4, Fuchs 0-1, House 0-3). Rebounds_St.