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<\/p>\n Bronx, N.Y. \u2013 Fordham head coach is a fan of the Dave Matthews Band. In their tune, “Stead as We Go” Matthews sings “Troubles they may come and go but good times never go, If the road gets rocky girl just steady as we go”. It’s a reassuring and optimistic message about navigating life’s challenges together. Tonight, his Fordham team navigated some challenges in the historic Rose Hill Gym but remained steady as the Rams upended La Salle University, 64-58, in an Atlantic 10 contest to give Magpayo his 100th career head coaching win.
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\nWith the win, Fordham snaps a three-game losing streak and improves to 11-10 overall, 2-6 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle falls to 7-14 overall, 3-5 in the conference.
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\nJunior forward Akira Jacobs<\/a> led the Rams with 13 points, hitting tree three-pointers, and he added five rebounds while grad student guard Dejour Reaves<\/a> added eleven points, including a jumper wit13 seconds remaining to give Fordham a 62-58 lead, and he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists.
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\nHow it Happened<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The Rams fell behind early, trailing by ten, 21-11, midway through the first half but then outscored the Explorers 10-2 over the next five minutes to trim the La Salle lead to two, 23-21, on a Christian Henry<\/a> jumper with 5:27 remaining.
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\n\u2022 A La Salle three bumped the Fordham deficit to five before a Reaves jumper followed by a pair of Louis Lesmond<\/a> threes as the Rams took their first lead of the night, 30-26, at the 2:16 mark.
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\n\u2022 The Explorers closed out the half with a 6-2 spurt to take a 34-32 lead at the break.
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\n\u2022 Fordham opened the second half with a 10-3 run to take a five-point lead, 42-37, following a Jacobs three-pointer three minutes into the half.
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\n\u2022 La Salle came back to retake the lead, 46-44, with 13:43 left and the Explorers would lead by three, 58-55, with just under six minutes remaining.
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\n\u2022 Roor Akhuar<\/a> tied the game for Fordham with a three-pointer 27 seconds later before Henry gave the Rams the lead for good, 60-58, on a steal and layup three minutes later.
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\n\u2022 The Explorers had four shots over the next 2:28 before Reaves drove and pulled up for a 15-footer to put the Rams up four,62-58, with 13 ticks left on the clock.
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\nNotes<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Dejour Reaves<\/a> has scored in double figures in all 20 games he has appeared in.
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\n\u2022 Reaves, who entered the Atlantic 10 leading the Atlantic 10 in scoring (17.7 ppg), is averaging 19.3 ppg over the last seven games.
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\n\u2022 Akira Jacobs<\/a> is shooting .444 (12-27) from behind the arc over the past five games, averaging 10.8 ppg over that stretch.
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\n\u2022 Christian Henry<\/a>, who entered the game leading the Atlantic 10 in assists (5.3\/game), is averaging 5.4 apg over his last eleven.
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\n\u2022 All nine players who appeared in the game for Fordham scored.
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\n\u2022 Freshman Roor Akhuar<\/a> returned to action after missing the six games with an injury.
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\n\u2022 Fordham won despite being outscored 14-8 from the free throw strips.
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\n\u2022 The game was the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game as the Fordham coaching staff wore sneakers with their suits.
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\n\u2022 Fordham had a 39-37 edge on the boards in the win, outrebounding the opponent for the 16th time this year.
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\nBy the Numbers<\/strong>
\n8 \u2013 Rebounds for Dejour Reaves<\/a>, a season-high.
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\n11 \u2013 Offensive rebounds for Fordham, the 16th time this year the Rans recorded double figures in offensive rebounds.
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\n17 \u2013 Assists for the Rams on 24 made shots.
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\n22.2% – La Salle’s three-point shooting percentage (4-18).
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\n24.1% – The Explorers’ field goal percentage in the second half (7-29) after La Salle shot 43.3 (13-30) in the first half.
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\n100 \u2013 Career head coach wins for Mike Magpayo<\/a>, who arrived at Fordham with 89 wins at UC Riverside.
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\n722 \u2013 All-time wins for the Rams in the Rose Hill Gym.
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\n1,588 \u2013 All-time wins for Fordham.
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\nWhat’s Next?<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The Rams continue Atlantic 10 play by traveling to the Nation’s Capital to face the George Washington University Revolutionaries in the Smith Center on Saturday, January 31, at 2:00 p.m.
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\n\u2022 It will be the 46th meeting between Fordham and George Washington on the hardwood.
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\n\u2022 The Revolutionaries lead the all-time series, which started in the 1914-15 season, 32-13 but the Rams have taken three of the past four.
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\n\u2022 GW took last year’s meeting, 81-58, on March 5 in the Rose Hill Gym as Rafael Castro scored 16 points and added eight rebounds for the Revolutionaries while Jackie Johnson III<\/a> led all scorers in the game for the Rams with 19.
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\n\u2022 The GW win last year snapped a three-game Fordham winning streak in the series, including a wild 119-113 triple overtime game in Washington, D.C., in 2023-24 on Jan. 3 as Japhet Medor<\/a> scored 24 points and Antrell Charlton added 22 for the Rams.
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