The Gannon men's basketball team concludes the regular season Saturday, February 26 against Clarion at the Hammermill Center. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. It will be Senior Night as
Travis Brannen,
Kareem Brown and
Danard Crouch will be honored prior to tip-off.
Gannon (14-11, 5-8) has won three of its last four games after earning a 62-59 victory against regionally-ranked Slippery Rock Wednesday night. However, the Golden Knights were eliminated from post-season contention with a 53-50 loss at California (Pa.) last Saturday. It snapped a streak of three consecutive post-season appearances. Overall, the program had qualified for the post-season 12 times in the last 14 years. Head coach
John T. Reilly's club has played 10 games decided by four points or less this season, posting a 4-6 record in those contests. Seven games have been decided on the final possession, including five of the last eight.
Clarion (15-10, 5-8) rides a two-game losing streak into Saturday's game after consecutive home losses to Indiana (Pa.) (87-80) and California (Pa.) (89-77). The Golden Eagles were eliminated from post-season contention with Saturday's loss to Cal.
Gannon has won eight of the last nine games against Clarion and leads the all-time series 25-12. The Golden Knights have won 11 consecutive home games against the Golden Eagles and are 17-3 all-time in the series' home contests. Clarion's last win at the Hammermill Center came during the 1981-82 season.
Saturday's Gannon-Clarion men's basketball game can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the Internet at
http://www.wergfm.com. Live gameday statistics will be available at
http://www.gannon.edu/athletics/men/basketba/lstats/XLIVE.HTM. A live America One video broadcast will be available at
http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=85.
For complete Gannon-Clarion men's basketball game notes, please
click here.