Who: Slippery Rock (7-5, 4-1) at Mercyhurst (8-2, 3-2)
When: Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 (3 p.m.)
Where: Mercyhurst Athletic Center (Erie, Pa.)
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- The Lakers has a four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of 25th-ranked Shippensburg in their last outing, 62-60. MiyKah McIntosh led the Lakers (8-2, 3-2) with 20 points while Nelson Maxwell and Jason Massey chipped in with 14 and 13, respectively. Patrick Smith had 11 rebounds and three steals, Maxwell made four assists and Derrick Ellis Jr. finished with three steals.
- Five MU players average eight-or-more points. Massey leads the way with 14.9 points per game. McIntosh (10.1), Nelson Maxwell (9.9), Trystan Pratapas (9.8) and Patrick Smith (8.4) are also among Mercyhurst's leading scorers
- Smith leads the Lakers in rebounds with 8.2 per game while Massey averages 6.1. Smith ranks eighth in the PSAC.
- Pratapas is 25 of 45 from three-point land and ranks No. 1 in the PSAC (.556). Massey is third in overall field-goal percentage (.586).
- Mercyhurst leads the PSAC in defense and ranks second in NCAA Division II, allowing only 58.2 points per game. Miles (Ala.) leads the nation, giving up 53.9 per game.
- MU leads the PSAC in scoring margin per game (21.0), ranking third in D-II. It is also the top three-point percentage team in the conference (.430), ranking sixth in the nation in that category. The Lakers are second in the PSAC in turnover margin (5.6) and rate seventh in D-II.
