Men's Basketball Gameday: Bears at CCNY

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- St. Joseph's (6-5) looks to finish 2013 on a season-high four-game winning streak as they travel to CCNY (2-4) for a 5 p.m. tip-off.

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Series History / Last Meeting

The two schools have six previous contests under their belts with the all-time series tied at 3-3. However, the Bears have won the last three meetings including a 74-61 triumph on January 14, 2012.

Ten Bears recorded a point as St. Joseph's defeated the Beavers 74-61 on January 14, 2012. St. Joseph's was led by the trio of Ismael Dabo, Antoine Forehand and Justin Gist who all scored 13 points.

The efficient Bears shot 47.5 percent from the floor, including 55.2 percent in the first half. St. Joseph's took the lead on the opening possession on a layup from Dabo and never looked back.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: St. Joseph's picked up an impressive 75-57 victory over HVIAC rivals Berkeley College on Friday at the Barclays Center. The Bears led from start-to-finish and were paced by junior David Louison who poured in a game-high 29 points while sophomore Michael Megafu notched his team-leading sixth double-double of the season finishing with 18 points an 10 boards.

St. Joseph's has picked up their play as of late winning four of their last five games to move over .500 for the first time this season. The Bears have thrived on the defensive end of the floor this season holding opponents to 37.3 percent shooting from the floor while allowing only 60.4 points per game.

Leading the St. Joseph's attack is Louison who is averaging a team-high 15.3 points per game and is coming off his best game of the season. Against the Knights the junior scored a season-high 29 points on an efficient 14-of-22 shooting. Teaming up with Louison in the frontcourt is sophomore Michael Megafu who leads the team with six double-doubles and is averaging 14.5 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Junior Vernon Maddox continues to showcase his ball-handling skills as he leads the team with 4.8 assists per game and a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Maddox has also contributed to the scoresheet with 9.6 points per game.

Beaver Facts

Last Time Out: CCNY suffered a 98-86 setback to Mitchell College on Thursday, December 12th and have now lost four of their last five games after winning their season opener. The Beavers were led by Anthony Lewis who had a team-high 25 points.

CCNY, picked last in the nine-team CUNYAC, thrives on the offensive end averaging 79.2 points per game. However, the Beavers have a hard time containing their opponents as they surrender 83.0 points per game with teams shooting a CUNYAC-worst 48.4 percent from the floor.

Anthony Lewis provides the offensive firepower to the CCNY attack averaging 21.7 points per game (No. 3 in CUNYAC) and 8.0 caroms per game while shooting a productive 51.9 percent from the field.

Also providing support is Che McCoy who is putting up 11.3 points per game while Jordan Ortega adds 10.2 points per game and leads the team in rebounding with 8.7 rebounds per game.

Did You Know?

With 29 points against Berkeley, Louison eclipsed 900 points for his career and now has 906 in total.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Beavers
6-5 (2-0)	Record	2-4 (1-2)
HVIAC	Conference	CUNYAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
David Louison (15.3)	Top Pts.	Anthony Lewis (21.7)
Michael Megafu (9.3)	Top Reb.	Jordan Ortega (8.7)
Vernon Maddox (4.8)	Top Ast.	Che McCoy (5.5)
67.5 (+7.1)	Scoring	79.2 (-3.8)
39.2%	FG %	41.0%
61.2%	FT %	52.8%
26.1%	3FG %	29.4%
38.8 (-5.1)	Rebounds	43.3 (+0.0)
13.5	Assists	15.7
13.3 (+6.5)	Turnovers	15.2 (+4.8)
9.5	Steals	10.0
4.7	Blocks	2.3