ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team hosts Pitt-Johnstown in the 2013-14 regular season finale on Wednesday, February 26, at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Tip-off for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
Live stats will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/hurst/mbball/.
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The Lakers have secured the third seed in the Western Division and will host a first round PSAC Tournament contest on Saturday, March 1. If UPJ beats Mercyhurst and California (Pa.) loses to Seton Hill, the Lakers would host UPJ on Saturday. Any other scenarios in the UPJ-Mercyhurst and Cal-Seton Hill games would result in the Vulcans advancing to the conference playoffs.
 
Mercyhurst is 15-10 overall and 11-4 in the PSAC. It won, 52-43, at Clarion last weekend. Jean Onana scored 22 points on 8-11 shooting, while the Laker defense gave up a season-low point total. Mercyhurst ranks fourth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 60.3 points per game.
 
Pitt-Johnstown is 12-13 overall and 5-10 in the league. It is coming off a 75-64 loss to Gannon on Saturday. Four Mountain Cats scored in double figures, led by A.J. Leahey, who hit five three-pointers on his way to 17 points. Pitt-Johnstown is the highest-scoring team in the Western Division, averaging 75.6 points a game.
 
Onana is scoring 10.2 points per game to lead the Lakers. Jonathan Ouegnin is next with 9.2 points, while he paces the team in rebounding (5.1), assists (3.0), and steals (1.7). Bill Luther leads UPJ with 14.4 points and 75 made three-pointers this season. Ian Vescovi is posting 13.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
 
On January 25, the Lakers won, 80-78, at UPJ. Mercyhurst trailed, 46-38, at halftime before rallying to take a late lead. The Cats went back ahead, but after getting a defensive stop, the Lakers had the ball with the score even at 78. Andy Hoying sank a 16-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds left, propelling Mercyhurst an 80-78 road victory.
 
The Lakers were tenth in last week's NCAA Regional Rankings. The second edition of the rankings will be released Wednesday afternoon. The top eight teams in each region at the conclusion of the conference tournaments qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
 
The four Laker seniors will be recognized prior to the game Wednesday. Paul Bilbo, Bill Fisher, Anthony Lytle, and Jonathan Ouegnin will play in their final regular season game at the MAC.
 
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