Game Recap
Explorers hold off Friends Select
The La Salle Explorers defeated Friends Select 78–74 on December 4 in a closely contested, USA-themed game.
Friends Select opened with a 24–16 lead after the first quarter. La Salle surged in the third quarter, scoring 23 points while holding Friends Select to 7 to take a 55–44 lead into the fourth, then held on for a four-point win.
Max Okebata led La Salle with 22 points, followed by Tyler Branson with 21. Branson recorded three steals, Jack McCabe had two, and Pryce Alston and Jaxson Carroll contributed a block each.
La Salle shot 53.2% from the field (25-of-47) and 56.8% from the free-throw line (21-of-37), collecting 33 rebounds and 10 steals.