Inside the City: A glance at the City Six teams

La Salle freshman Karl Harris had a box score line that didn't raise any eyebrows: all zeroes except for two personal fouls in 15 minutes off the bench last Saturday against No. 25 Dayton.

But coach John Giannini couldn't have been happier with the way Harris competed, handled the ball and defended as the only Explorer reserve who saw any playing time, contributing to La Salle's 61-57 upset over the Flyers.

"He's confident in himself and he's got some toughness," Giannini said of the 6-foot-5, 170-pound Harris. "He's a battler, he's a fighter. He knows he belongs and he wants to win. He's a kid who believes in himself ... the moment is not too big for him."

COMING UP

Wednesday at Richmond, 7 p.m., CSN

Saturday at Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m., NBC-SN

After receiving the news that guard Antonio Woods would be academically ineligible for the remainder of the season, Penn coach Steve Donahue got a chance to see freshmen guards Jake Silpe and Jackson Donahue battle into overtime of an exhausting overtime loss to archrival Princeton.

Silpe had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 42 minutes. Donahue - no relation to the coach - knocked down four three-point baskets en route to 16 points in 41 minutes.

"I think it's great that we can play two freshman guards in a Penn-Princeton game and expect the poise and toughness that they showed," the coach said. "That's how we're going to build this program, with guys like that."

COMING UP

No games this week

St. Joseph's rivals in the Atlantic Ten Conference are realizing that the Hawks are more than a one-man show, and they must come up with ways to stop 6-foot-7 senior Isaiah Miles.

Rhode Island appeared to have it figured out on Sunday. Miles, who leads the Hawks in scoring (17.7 points per game), was limited to five shots and scored 10 points in a foul-plagued 27 minutes.

"Rhode Island didn't make a scouting report based on DeAndre' Bembry, they made a scouting report based on DeAndre' Bembry and Isaiah Miles," Hawks coach Phil Martelli said. "He came out of that game with five shots ... we have to make sure he gets the right amount of shots."

COMING UP

Wednesday at George Mason, 7 p.m.

Saturday vs. Fordham, 1 p.m., PHL17.

Temple coach Fran Dunphy must have thought he was reliving the horror that was Houston's 27-point win over the Owls on Jan. 2.

East Carolina had come out Saturday and shot 59 percent from the field in taking a five-point halftime lead. The Owls steadied themselves in the second half, however, and pulled away to a 78-60 win.

Dunphy said he and his players had watched the Houston game film very closely.

"I'd like to think that some of it was just one of those things," he said. "Every mistake we made they took advantage of. I was hoping we put that in our rearview mirror but after the first half (Saturday night), I was concerned."

COMING UP

Wednesday at Memphis, 8 p.m., CBS-SN

Saturday vs. Cincinnati, noon, ESPNU

Drexel's usually aggressive defense and the decision before the season by the NCAA rules enforcers to cut down on physical play combined to result in players fouling out a total of 16 times through the Dragons' first 12 games.

The good news, however, is that Drexel has gone without a disqualification because of fouls in the last three contests.

"With all the stuff about freedom of movement at the beginning of the year ... I think everybody's made an adjustment," Drexel coach Bruiser Flint said. "I think the fouling has gone down in all the games for both teams."

COMING UP

Thursday at Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Saturday at Towson, 4 p.m., CSN