ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team travels to Edinboro for a first-round Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament game on Saturday, March 2. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse.
 
Live stats will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/edinboro/mbball/scoreboard.aspx.


 
The teams met earlier this week, with Edinboro winning, 71-59, at home. Isaiah Prince scored 23 points and Bryan Theriot posted 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Scots. Callon Dailey was the Lakers' high scorer with 17 points. Luis Leao added 15 points and nine boards.
 
Mercyhurst finished the regular season with a 16-12 overall record and a 12-10 mark in conference action, good for fifth place in the Western Division. It marks the eighth consecutive winning season for Coach Gary Manchel, easily the longest streak in program history.
 
Edinboro is 17-9 overall and 13-9 in the league. The Scots' season sweep of Mercyhurst earned them a home game this weekend. This will be the Boro's first PSAC Tournament appearance since the 2008-09 campaign.
 
Leao has been one of the top players in the PSAC this season, leading the Lakers with 18.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Dailey has come on in his last four outings, averaging 12.8 points per game in the stretch. Jonathan Ouegnin is recording eight points, 4.1 rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one blocked shot per contest. He is also shooting 51 percent from the field.
 
Theriot paces the Scots with 18.4 points and 9.2 boards per game. He is hitting 54.9 percent from the floor and 86.9 percent from the foul line. Prince is next with 16.7 points, while Jay Fletcher is putting up 14 points, five assists, and 4.6 boards.
 
Mercyhurst is third in the conference in scoring defense at 60.1 points allowed. Edinboro is third in scoring at 75.6 points per game. The Scots have hit the most treys in the PSAC this season with 198, while the Lakers top the league in free throw shooting at 76.7 percent.
 
The winner of Saturday's match will play at Western Division champion Indiana (Pa.) on Tuesday, March 5.
 
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