Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (12-10, 9-8) at Chatham Cougars (15-8, 13-5), February 10, 2 p.m.
Athletic and Fitness Center, Pittsburgh
SERIES RECAP -- Chatham leads the all-time series 12-5 ... The Yellow Jackets topped the Cougars 80-69 in their first all-time meeting on January 13, 2016 ... B.J. Durham had a game-high 22 points while D.J. Ritchie added 16 points in that win ... In their first meeting this season on January 6, Chatham notched a 76-71 win ... The Cougars have won the last eight head-to-head meetings with the Jackets ... The Orange and Black last topped Chatham on January 23, 2019, an 85-76 road triumph.
WINNING INSIDE -- The Yellow Jackets average 33 points in the paint per game on the season ... In their 12 wins, the Jackets have averaged 36.8 points in the paint ... Senior forward
Antone Baker is third in the PAC in points per game (18.1), tied for the conference lead in offensive rebounds per game (3.4) and sixth in the league in total rebounds per game (8.1) ... His 57.4% shooting percentage is good for third in the PAC, 44th in all of Division-III and he is 1 of only 6 players in the conference to shoot above 50% on the season ... Baker leads the PAC in blocks per game (2.1) and Waynesburg is the conferences top shot-blocking team per game (4.8) ...Â
Jaylen Davis is fifth in the PAC in rebounds per game (8.2) ... He posted a double-digit rebound effort in the first half alone versus Grove City on Wednesday (11) ... Davis finished the Jackets' 61-43 win over the Wolverines with a game-best 15 boards.
3-POINTERS: TO TAKE OR NOT TO TAKE -- Saturday's matchup will feature two differing offensive philosophies on 3-point shooting ... Chatham attempts the second-most 3-pointers per game in the PAC (25.4) ... Waynesburg takes the fewest shots from beyond the arc per game in the conference (13.3) ... 40.1% (584 of 1,458) of the Cougars' field-goal attempts have come from 3-point range on the season ... Just 24.3% (293 of 1,205) of the Jackets' field goals have been from deep ... The Yellow Jackets and Cougars are tied for fourth in the PAC in 3-point field-goal percentage (33.4%)
PAC TOURNEY RACE HEATS UPÂ -- The top six teams will qualify for the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament with the top two seeds receiving first-round byes while seeds three and four will host first-round matchups ... Geneva (16-2) and St. Vincent (14-3) occupy the first two spots ...
Chatham (13-5) and
Waynesburg (9-8) hold the third and fourth seeds ... Westminster (8-10) holds a 0.5 game lead for fifth place over Grove City, Bethany and Washington & Jefferson, who all sit at 7-10 ...  Regardless of Saturday's results, the Cougars and Yellow Jackets will both remain in spots three and four heading into the final week of the regular season.
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