Thiel Tomcats (8-16, 7-12) at Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (13-11, 10-9), February 17, 3 p.m.
Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, Waynesburg, Pa.    

WHAT'S AT STAKE -- Waynesburg has secured the number-four seed and a home quarterfinal game next Tuesday in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament ... Thiel is still alive for a PAC Tourney berth but needs some help ... The Tomcats would clinch the number-six seed with a win and a Westminster loss ... Thiel is eliminated from playoff contention with a loss on Saturday ... Westminster will clinch a tournament berth with a win over Bethany ... Grove City has secured a place in the tourney and will either be the five or six seed ... Geneva, St. Vincent, Chatham and Waynesburg have secured the top four spots in next week's conference tournament ... Quarterfinal games will take place Tuesday, the semifinals are Thursday and the championship is Saturday ... All games will be played at the higher seeds home gym.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT -- The Yellow Jackets will honor a quintet of seniors before Saturday's contest ... On the PAC leaderboards, Antone Baker is tied for third in points per game (17.7), fourth in shooting percentage (57.1%), sixth in rebounds per game (7.8) and first in blocks per game (2.0) ... Ryan Felberg is second on the team in free-throw percentage (76.6%) and fourth on the squad in assists per game (1.4) ... Jansen Knotts leads the Jackets in assists per game (2.0), is third in rebounds per game (3.3), tied for second in minutes per game (28.6) and fourth in points per game (6.4) ... Jake Scheidt has gone 10-of-28 (35.7%) from 3-point range and 9-of-12 (75.0%) at the line this season ... Bryson Wilt is tied for second on the team in minutes per game (28.6) and he has gone 13-of-31 (41.9%) from deep.

SERIES RECAP -- The Yellow Jackets and Tomcats will meet for the 102nd time in program history Saturday ... The Orange and Black lead the all-time series 54-47 ... The two sides first met in 1921, a 41-28 Waynesburg victory ... Thiel has won the past four matchups and 5 of the last 6 meetings since the 2020-21 season, including this seasons 72-64 home win ... The Jackets last topped Thiel 68-56 on February 2, 2022 in Greenville, Pa. ... Matt Popeck had a game-best 26 points in that win while Knotts added 17 points ... Waynesburg's last home win over Thiel was a 76-64 triumph on January 18, 2020 ... Felberg posted a career-best 20 points in that victory.

PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS -- Expect the Jackets to pound the ball inside to Baker and Jaylen Davis early and often ... While Davis has not taken enough shots to qualify for the PAC leaderboard, he has gone 89-of-142 (62.7%) from the field ... Thiel and Waynesburg play a similar brand of physical, tough-nose basketball with neither side relying even minimally on 3-pointers ... The Jackets attempt the fewest 3-balls per game in the conference (13.4) and Thiel attempts the second fewest (14.1) ... The Tomcats are last in the PAC in field-goal percentage (38.6%) but attempt the second-most shots per game in the conference (68.2) ... The Yellow Jackets are third in the league in shooting percentage (44.8%) and attempt the fewest shots per game in the PAC (54.8).