Abundant evidence points to foul play: La Salle capitalizes on Richmond's hands-on approach to defense.

Byline: John O'Connor

Jan. 25--PHILADELPHIA -- Hold, hand-check, push. Hold, hand-check, push. Hold, hand-check, push. As if they were fouling to the LA SALLE 79 UR 56rhythm of a train, the University of Richmond's Spiders last night absorbed a second consecutive resounding Atlantic 10 Conference beating on the road. La Salle shot 47 free throws and outrebounded UR 54-25 while ringing up a 79-56 win before 1,825 at Gola Arena. The Spiders (1-5, 5-14), who have lost 14 of their past 16, faltered in their duties as defenders and rebounders. They could not keep the Explorers (2-4, 9-11) away from the rim. Moreover, again and again they were whistled for illegally …