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Posted: Jan 19, 2016

Men's Basketball Hosts Defending Skyline Champion Sage Looking For Third Straight Win

Men's Basketball Hosts Defending Skyline Champion Sage Looking For Third Straight Win
Video Recap Box Score
Game Leaders
Sage
Pts: Rob Mills - 22
Reb: Melvin Ford - 14
Ast: Andre Robinson - 5
St. Joseph's (Bklyn)
Pts: Jamir Archer - 32
Reb: 2 Players (#15, #34) - 11
Ast: Matt O'Neill - 7
Team Stats
Full stats

Game Information
Sage Colleges (10-6, 8-3 Skyline)
vs. 
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (9-7, 6-6 Skyline)
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 20 • 7:30 p.m.
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Arena: The Hill Center
Coverage: Live Stats | Video | Game Program

Team Links
St. Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Statistics | NCAA Rankings
Sage: Roster | Schedule | Statistics | NCAA Rankings
Skyline: Standings | Statistical Leaders

Series History
All-Time Series: First Meeting
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The Bear Facts

  • The Bears try to build a season-long three-game winning streak in the first-ever meeting against the defending Skyline champions.
  • SJC enters off an 80-69 Skyline win over Maritime on Saturday and a 93-85 non-conference win over Brooklyn foes Medgar Evers on Monday.
  • Matt O'Neill has been on a tear over the last four games, lifting his average to 18.5 points per game, ranked third in the league and ranks sixth in the country with a Skyline-best 3.3 thefts.
  • After missing three games due to injury, Michael Megafu has played in the last two and recorded his ninth double-double of the season on Monday, pulling down his 1000th rebound to join the exclusive 1000-point, 1000-rebound club.
  • Jamir Archer continues his strong senior campaign, scoring a career-high 22 at Maritime on Saturday and shooting a Skyline third-best 56% from the field.

O'Neill Receives Honorable Mention

  • Recognizing a week highlighted by a career-high 36 points, Matt O'Neill landed on the Skyline honor roll and an honorable mention from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association.

Did you Know?

  • In SJC's nine wins, Matt O'Neill accounted for 25% of the offense, averaging 21.3 points per game with 14.2 coming in the second half. Monday's game was his 100th career game played and he scored his 1,200th point.

Milestone Watch

  • 87: Points Megafu needs to reach 1,500 for his career
  • 18: Steals O'Neill needs to become the SJC all-time theft king.

Gator Bites

  • Defending Skyline champion and preseason favorite Sage looks to rebound from losses in two of their last three games and enters off their worst loss of the season on Saturday to Farmingdale that dropped them into a tie for second place in the league standings, a half-game out of first.
  • Melvin Ford's 13.6 points a game leads the 2nd-most potent offense in the league with all five starters shooting a combined 44.7 percent and averaging double figures.
  • Jorrdan McCray adds 11.4 points and Marcus Patterson follows closely with 11.3 an outing.
  • 2015 Defensive Player of the Year Travis Gill chips in 10.7 points and 3.2 assists a game while 2015 All-Skyline First Team selection Andre Robinson tallies 10.1 points with 4.1 helpers.