ERIE, Pa.—The Mercyhurst men's basketball team will host Seton Hill on Saturday.
 
Who: Seton Hill (8-15, 6-11) At Mercyhurst (16-5, 11-5)
When: Saturday, January 16th (3:00 PM)
Where: Erie, Pa. (Mercyhurst Athletic Center)
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Previous Game Recap

• The Mercyhurst men's basketball has its winning streak end on the road against Slippery Rock 83-74 on Wednesday night. Patrick Smith led the Lakers with a double-double recording 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the contest. Jason Massey was the only other scorer in double digits with 14 points on the night. For Slippery Rock, five different players scored in double digits including team leader Nolen Gerald with 24 points.
• In the second, Mercyhurst would cut the lead to two with a layup from Edvaldo Ferreira before SRU would go on a 7-0 that started with a Jared Armstrong three pointer. Smith would end the run off of a layup cutting the Rock's lead back down to seven (54-47) with under 15 minutes to go in the game.
• With just over 10 minutes to go in the game, SRU would go on another run (7-2) before seeing its largest lead of the game (16) with under five minutes to play. The Lakers couldn't bounce back from that big of a deficit only cutting the lead down to nine as Slippery Rock earns a big win at home 83-74.
• On the night, MU shot 48 percent from the field while SRU shot 51.5 percent.  Mercyhurst went cold in the second behind the arc only making one of nine compared to shooting 53.85 percent (7-13) in the first half. The Rock outrebounded MU 37 to 30.

 
Playoff Implications

• With a  loss at SRU, the Lakers have their eight game winning streak snapped
• Now, in order for Mercyhurst to clinch a first round bye, they will need Slippery Rock to lose three of its last four games
• In order for Mercyhurst to lock up at least the three seed, they will need to win just one more game of its five remaining or have UPJ lose more game on the season

Keys for the Lakers

• The Lakers are currently eighth in the PSAC in scoring averaging 77.0 points per game
• On the defensive end, MU is first in the PSAC and ranked second in Division ll only allowing 60.4 points per game
• In other categories, the Lakers are first in the conference in scoring margin (16.6), fourth in the PSAC in field goal percentage (.481), first in three point field goal percentage (.404), second in three point field goals made (9.2) and second in rebounding defense (32.8)

Leading the Lakers

• Jason Massey leads the Lakers in scoring with 16.4 points and is 17th in the conference
• Patrick Smith leads MU in rebounds with 8.3 and is seventh in the conference
• Trystan Pratapas leads the conference in three point field goal percentage (.536)
• Derrick Ellis Jr. sits at tenth in the PSAC averaging four assists per game
• On the Defensive Side, Edvaldo Ferreira is fifth in blocked shots averaging 1.2 per game

Keys for the Griffins

• SHU is coming off of a win at Edinboro 87-82 (Feb. 13) and will look to earn another victory on the road at MU
• Sits sixth in the PSAC West Division and coming into the week is the number six seed
• SHU has the 13th ranked offense in the conference averaging 72.8 per game
• On the defensive side of things, the Griffins are 12th in the PSAC allowing 79.0 points per game
• Other categories, Seton Hill is tenth in field goal percentage (.443) and sixth in three point field goal percentage (.358)

Leading the Griffins

• Trevor Blondin is third in the conference in points per game averaging 20.5
• Nathan Davis is fifth averaging 19.3 points per game
• Davis also is sixth in three point field goals per game
• Anthony Karabatsos is sixth in assists per game with 4.6

 
NEXT UP: The Lakers will host California (Pa.) on February 20th