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Men's Basketball 2/26/2019 12:35:00 PM David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

PREVIEW: Golden Knights Begin Final Week Of Regular Season With Trip To Clarion (Video/Game Notes)

GAMEDAY CENTRAL – Gannon at Clarion
Game Details	Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 \| 7:30 p.m. \| Student Recreation Center \| Directions
Records	Gannon (9-17, 7-12 PSAC) \| Clarion (5-19, 3-16 PSAC)
Game Coverage	Live Video – PSAC Digital Network Live Stats – Click Here Live Audio – Click Here Radio – Fox Sports 1330 AM Twitter Updates - @GUKnights
Tickets	General Admission ($5) Visitor's Guide \| Campus Map
Gannon Links	Game Notes (PDF) \| Roster \| Schedule \| Stats
Clarion Links	MBB Homepage \| Roster \| Schedule \| Stats

AROUND THE LEAGUE

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time Series: Gannon leads 40-13
First Meeting: January 21, 1949: Gannon 47, Clarion 42
Last Meeting: January 21, 2019: Gannon 66, Clarion 48
How It Happened: Gannon went on a 16-0 run over eight minutes after the Golden Eagles took an early lead to wrestle control away, and the Golden Knights wound up holding Clarion to just 14 points in the first half on their way to a fourth consecutive victory. Daryl Porter (Southfield, Mich./Walled Lake Western) turned in a game-high 23 points, while Matt Johnson (Chicago, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) added 12 points, six assists, two rebounds and a steal.

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GANNON STORYLINES

Two wins this week would guarantee a playoff berth for Gannon. The Golden Knights could seal a playoff spot as early as Wednesday evening with a win over Clarion and an Edinboro loss against IUP.
The Golden Knights got Daryl Porter (Southfield, Mich./Walled Lake Western) back from injury Saturday against Mercyhurst, and the senior responded with 16 points. He was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line, the most makes without a miss for a Gannon player this season.
Over the past three games, Gannon has been getting to the line and converting, hitting 80 percent (44-of-55) during that stretch.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES

Clarion has dropped each of its last four games, but have showed some fight. The Golden Eagles took Slippery Rock down to the wire in a 61-60 game on Feb. 16, and took Edinboro to overtime on Saturday before falling 90-86. They also own a win over Pitt-Johnstown earlier this month.
Elijah Cottrill played all 45 minutes against the Fighting Scots Saturday, pouring in 24 points and going 5-of-7 from 3-point range to go with nine rebounds and four assists. Four Eagles scored in double figures.
Cottrill is averaging 17.8 ppg and shooting 56 percent (14-of-25) from deep over his last four games.
Clarion has three players who average at least 10 ppg in Khari Williams (13.5), Cottrill (13.3) and Stevan Rodriguez (10.7).
The Eagles have turned in their best two shooting games in 2019 the past two times out. They shot 46.3 percent in both games last week, hitting 25-of-54 against IUP and 31-of-67 against Edinboro.
All five of Clarion's victories have come at home this season. Outside of a lopsided loss to IUP, the Golden Eagles have beaten UPJ and Seton Hill, and been within five points against Mercyhurst, Slippery Rock and Edinboro in PSAC West play.
Clarion is playing its home games in its Student Recreation Center this season as its Tippin Gymnasium receives a $42.7 million renovation.

UP NEXT

The Golden Knights put a lid on the regular season with a road trip to Slippery Rock Saturday afternoon, where they'll go for the season sweep of one of the PSAC West's top teams.

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