2011-12 La Salle Explorers basketball — schedule and results

The 2011-12 La Salle Explorers went 22-10 (9-7 in the ACC) under head coach Tony Bennett. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.51.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 14–3 at home, 6–8 on the road, and 1–2 on neutral courts. The Salle Explorers scored 72.9 points per game and allowed 66.1 (+6.7 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 6 games, from Dec 22, 2011 to Jan 10, 2012. The most lopsided win was 89–51 at Towson Tigers on Dec 7, 2011; the heaviest defeat was 70–61 to Minnesota Golden Gophers on Mar 14, 2012. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Massachusetts Minutemen (72–71). 2 games went to overtime.

Among La Salle Explorers' 118 recorded seasons, 2011-12's .688 winning percentage ranks 37th. Previous season: 2010-11 Salle Explorers (16–15). Next season: 2012-13 Salle Explorers (23–12).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2011-11-11	vs Lafayette Leopards	W 79–53	Tom Gola Arena
2011-11-15	at Villanova Wildcats	L 69–76 (OTOT)	Wells Fargo Center
2011-11-19	vs James Madison Dukes	W 92–83	Tom Gola Arena
2011-11-22	at Pittsburgh Panthers	L 69–73	Petersen Events Center
2011-11-25	neutral Robert Morris Colonials	L 44–51	Tom Gola Arena
2011-11-26	neutral Rider Broncs	W 82–70	Tom Gola Arena
2011-11-30	vs Northeastern Huskies	W 68–51	Tom Gola Arena
2011-12-03	vs Bucknell Bison	W 78–52	Tom Gola Arena
2011-12-07	at Towson Tigers	W 89–51	Towson Center
2011-12-10	vs Army Black Knights	W 76–64	Tom Gola Arena
2011-12-19	at Delaware Blue Hens	L 66–70	Bob Carpenter Center
2011-12-22	at Central Connecticut Blue Devils	W 85–59	Detrick Gymnasium
2011-12-29	vs Boston University Terriers	W 70–53	Tom Gola Arena
2011-12-31	vs hartford	W 73–55	Tom Gola Arena
2012-01-04	vs Xavier Musketeers	W 80–70	Tom Gola Arena
2012-01-08	vs Massachusetts Minutemen	W 82–75	Tom Gola Arena
2012-01-10	at Pennsylvania Quakers	W 68–57	The Palestra
2012-01-14	at Dayton Flyers	L 75–79	University of Dayton Arena
2012-01-18	at Temple Owls	L 70–76	Liacouras Center
2012-01-21	vs Rhode Island Rams	W 80–66	Tom Gola Arena
2012-01-25	vs George Washington Revolutionaries	W 78–63	Tom Gola Arena
2012-01-28	at Duquesne Dukes	W 71–68	A.J. Palumbo Center
2012-02-01	vs Charlotte 49ers	W 85–72	Tom Gola Arena
2012-02-04	at Saint Joseph's Hawks	L 66–70	Hagan Arena
2012-02-08	at Richmond Spiders	L 76–78	Robins Center
2012-02-11	vs Saint Louis Billikens	L 51–59	Tom Gola Arena
2012-02-18	at Massachusetts Minutemen	W 72–71	Mullins Center
2012-02-22	vs Temple Owls	L 79–80 (OTOT)	Tom Gola Arena
2012-02-25	at Fordham Rams	L 62–67	Rose Hill Gymnasium
2012-02-29	at George Washington Revolutionaries	W 60–56	Charles E. Smith Center
2012-03-03	vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies	W 71–61	Tom Gola Arena
2012-03-06	vs Richmond Spiders	W 80–72	Tom Gola Arena
2012-03-09	neutral Saint Louis Billikens	L 71–78	Boardwalk Hall
2012-03-14	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	L 61–70	Tom Gola Arena

Game recaps

2011-11-15: Villanova got past La Salle Explorers 76–69 as WAYNS, Maalik scored a team-high 22. DUREN, Tyreek had 24 for La Salle Explorers.

2011-11-19: La Salle Explorers beat James Madison 92–83. DUREN, Tyreek led the winners with 23 points. Davis, A.J had 21 for James Madison.

2011-11-22: Pittsburgh Panthers got past La Salle Explorers 73–69 as ROBINSON, Nasir scored a team-high 17. PETTIS, Earl had 22 for La Salle Explorers.

2011-11-25: Robert Morris got past La Salle Explorers 51–44 as JONES, Velton scored a team-high 14. MILLS, Sam had 15 for La Salle Explorers.

2011-11-30: La Salle Explorers handled Northeastern 68–51. PETTIS, Earl led the winners with 15 points.

2011-12-03: La Salle Explorers blew out Bucknell 78–52 as GALLOWAY, Ramon scored a team-high 20. Willman, Joe had 14 for Bucknell.

2011-12-07: La Salle Explorers blew out Towson 89–51 as MILLS, Sam scored a team-high 18. Damas, Marcus had 12 for Towson.

2011-12-10: Behind GALLOWAY,Ramon's 26 points, La Salle Explorers pulled away from Army 76–64. Ellis,Ella had 19 for Army.

2011-12-19: Behind Lewis, Khalid's 18 points, Delaware defeated La Salle Explorers 70–66. White, Devon had 15 for La Salle Explorers.

2011-12-22: La Salle Explorers routed Central Connecticut 85–59. WRIGHT, Jerrell led the winners with 21 points. VINALES, Kyle had 16 for Central Connecticut.

2011-12-29: La Salle Explorers handled Boston University Terriers 70–53. DUREN,Tyreek led the winners with 23 points. Thomas, Malik had 17 for Boston University Terriers.

2011-12-31: Behind DUREN,Tyreek's 19 points, La Salle Explorers pulled away from Hartford 73–55. Wes Cole had 13 for Hartford.

2012-01-04: Behind PETTIS,Earl's 23 points, La Salle Explorers pulled away from Xavier 80–70. WELLS, Dezmine had 15 for Xavier.

2012-01-08: Behind PETTIS,Earl's 19 points, La Salle Explorers defeated Massachusetts 82–75. WILLIAMS, Chaz had 24 for Massachusetts.

2012-01-14: Dayton got past La Salle Explorers 79–75 as KAVANAUGH, Matt scored a team-high 23. PETTIS, Earl had 19 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-01-18: Behind HOLLIS-JEFFERSON,R's 19 points, Temple defeated La Salle Explorers 76–70. DUREN, Tyreek had 18 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-01-25: Behind GALLOWAY,Ramon's 28 points, La Salle Explorers pulled away from George Washington 78–63. MIKIC, Nemanja had 13 for George Washington.

2012-01-28: Behind PETTIS, Earl's 20 points, La Salle Explorers held off Duquesne 71–68. McCONNELL, T.J had 19 for Duquesne.

2012-02-01: Behind DUREN,Tyreek's 22 points, La Salle Explorers pulled away from Charlotte 85–72. BRASWELL, Chris had 19 for Charlotte.

2012-02-04: Saint Joseph's beat La Salle Explorers 70–66. KANACEVIC, Halil led the winners with 18 points. PETTIS, Earl had 17 for La Salle Explorers. KANACEVIC, Halil grabbed 15 rebounds.

2012-02-08: RICHMOND survived La Salle Explorers 78–76 as WILLIAMS, Derrick scored a team-high 22. DUREN, Tyreek had 17 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-02-11: Saint Louis beat La Salle Explorers 59–51. EVANS, Dwayne led the winners with 16 points. WRIGHT, Jerrell had 18 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-02-18: La Salle Explorers edged Massachusetts 72–71. PETTIS, Earl led the winners with 18 points. ESHO, Maxie had 18 for Massachusetts.

2012-02-22: Temple edged La Salle Explorers 80–79. WYATT,Khalif led the winners with 25 points. PETTIS, Earl had 33 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-02-25: Fordham beat La Salle Explorers 67–62. GASTON, Chris led the winners with 35 points. GALLOWAY, Ramon had 14 for La Salle Explorers. GASTON, Chris grabbed 16 rebounds.

2012-02-29: La Salle Explorers beat George Washington 60–56. WRIGHT, Jerrell led the winners with 15 points. PELLOM, David had 16 for George Washington.

2012-03-06: Behind GALLOWAY, Ramon's 17 points, La Salle Explorers defeated RICHMOND 80–72. BROTHERS, Darien had 31 for RICHMOND.

2012-03-09: Saint Louis got past La Salle Explorers 78–71 as MCCALL JR, Mike scored a team-high 16. PETTIS, Earl had 18 for La Salle Explorers.

2012-03-14: Minnesota got past La Salle Explorers 70–61 as Williams, Rodney scored a team-high 21. PETTIS, Earl had 19 for La Salle Explorers.

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