Men's Basketball Gameday: Bears vs. St. Joseph's (L.I.)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Bears (4-5) resume action after a week and a half break taking on sister campus St. Joseph's (L.I.) (2-6) as part of the "East vs. West" Tripleheader with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School.

Live Coverage

Watch the game live at http://www.sjcbears.com/sports/mbkb/live-video with Sitesh Shah calling the action or follow the action online with live stats available at http://www.sjcbears.com/livestats. Updates can also be found via @SJCBears on Twitter and Instagram.

Series History / Last Meeting

The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 4-1 with the Bears picking up their first win in the series on December 7th of last year in a thrilling 90-87 double overtime victory in Patchogue. Michael Megafu recorded the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in Bears history pouring in 31 points while securing 20 boards.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: St. Joseph's picked up a 79-54 victory over NYU-Poly at Brooklyn Technical High School on Tuesday, December 10th. The Bears were led by junior David Louison who notched his fourth double-double of the year scoring 17 points while corralling 11 caroms. Sophomore Matt O'Neill had a game-high 18 points while coming up with four steals.

St. Joseph's has thrived on the defensive end of the floor this season holding opponents to 35.9 percent shooting from the field (No. 5 in Division III) and surrender only 58.9 points per game (No. 8 in Division III).

The Bears are led by a pair of double-double machines in Louison and Megafu who each have picked up four double-doubles (No. 27 in Division III) on the year. Louison leads the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game while Megafu paces the team in rebounding with 9.1 caroms per game.

Also providing assistance to the St. Joseph's attack is junior Vernon Maddox and O'Neill. Maddox has helped orchestrate the Bears offense dishing out a team-high 4.4 assists per game while showcasing his scoring capabilties with 9.9 points per game. O'Neill has raised his scoring average from 5.4 points per game on November 30th to 9.4 points per game after the NYU-Poly game, averaging 14.5 points per game over the four-game span.

Inside the Eagles Nest

Last Time Out: Despite 28 points and 14 rebounds from Darryl Charles, the Golden Eagles suffered a 81-75 setback to University of Maine-Presque Isle.

St. Joseph's (L.I.), picked seventh in the Skyline preseason coaches poll, looks to get back to their winning ways having lost three games in a row entering tonight's contest.

The Golden Eagles are paced by the one-time Skyline Player of the Week in Charles who has five double-doubles (No. 12 in Division III) on the year while leading the team with 21.3 points per game (No. 47 in Division III) and 11.0 rebounds per game (No. 22 in Division III).

Adding contributions is Andy Laurent who is second on the team averaging 16.2 points per game while averaging 5.9 rebounds per game.

Did You Know?

The Bears seek their first winning streak of the season after trading wins and losses to begin the year.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Golden Eagles
4-5 (1-0)	Record	2-6 (1-1)
HVIAC	Conference	Skyline
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
David Louison (14.1)	Top Pts.	Darryl Charles (21.2)
Michael Megafu (9.1)	Top Reb.	Darryl Charles (11.0)
Vernon Maddox (4.4)	Top Ast.	Nick Gallina (5.2)
65.2 (+6.3)	Scoring	64.9 (-10.7)
37.9%	FG %	36.4%
61.1%	FT %	62.1%
25.1%	3FG %	20.2%
39.4 (-4.9)	Rebounds	38.1 (-7.0)
12.1	Assists	10.5
13.0 (+6.2)	Turnovers	13.6 (+0.6)
9.3	Steals	8.0
5.3	Blocks	4.4