EDINBORO Fighting Scots (9-12, 2-9 PSAC West) AT GANNON Golden Knights (14-8, 9-3 PSAC West)
                 
DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m.
SITE: Hammermill Center
RADIO: WFSE 88.9 FM
Live Stats: http://www.gannon.edu/athletics/men/basketba/lstats/XLIVE.HTM

Edinboro Game Notes , Gannon Game Notes
Edinboro Season Stats, Gannon Season Stats
 
SERIES RECORD
Gannon Leads 62-35

LAST MEETING
January 18, 2014 - Gannon 71, Edinboro 59
Edinboro had four players score in double figures against local rival Gannon, but that was not enough as the Scots suffered a 71-59 loss to the Golden Knights in a PSAC West matchup at McComb Fieldhouse. Trailing by 10 points at the half, Edinboro cut the Gannon advantage down to five points on three occasions in the second half, with the last coming on a Jonny Marsh jumper to shrink the Golden Knight lead to 53-48 with 5:44 remaining. The Fighting Scots could not move any closer, as Gannon outscored Edinboro 18-11 for the remainder of the contest. The Golden Knights led by as many as 15 in the second half. Bryan Theriot led the Fighting Scots with 17 points on six of seven shooting. The senior made five of six free throws on the day. Henri Wade-Chatman followed with 12 points, while Marsh had 11 markers. Xavier Churnac added 10 points and Alex Moore pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Adam Blazek paced the Golden Knights with 18 points and Girbran Smith had 14 markers. Raphell Thomas Edwards grabbed a game-high nine boards. Gannon edged Edinboro in the rebounding column, 33-30, and in the paint by a total of 24-22. The top rebounding team in the PSAC at the time, the three rebound margin represented the lowest of the season for Gannon since the Knights outrebounded Alderson Broaddus by three boards, 23-20 on November 30. Edinboro shot 42.0 percent (21-50) for the game, while Gannon connected on 40.8 percent (20-49) of shots from the field.  The Golden Knights also garnered 22 points off Edinboro's 15 turnovers for the game.
 
LAST GAME'S STARTERS

Edinboro	Gannon
#2 Henri Wade-Chatman (G, 6-2, So.)	#0 Raphell Thomas-Edwards (F, 6-6, Jr.)
#3 Will Marrow (G, 6-4, R-So.)	#3 C.J. Oldham (F, 6-8, Sr.)
#5 Alex Moore  (F, 6-4, Sr.)	#5 Adam Blazek (G, 6-1, Jr.)
#15 Jonny Marsh (G, 6-0, Jr.)	#25 Girbran Smith (G, 6-3, Jr.)
#55 Bryan Theriot (C, 6-9, Sr)	#32 A'Darius Porter (F, 6-8, Jr.)

HEAD COACHES
Edinboro: Pat Cleary (Edinboro '99)
Record at Edinboro: 9-12, 1st year
Career Record: 9-12, 1st year

Pat Cleary (Edinboro '99) is in his first year as head coach of the Fighting Scots, taking over for his predecessor Greg Walcavich, who spent 24 years at the helm of the Edinboro program. Cleary previously worked as an assistant under Walcavich for 16 years, first as a student aide before becoming a full-time assistant coach. He is credited for recruiting many of Edinboro's top contributors in recent years. The first-year head coach takes over a team that finished 18-10 a year ago and reached the PSAC Tournament Semifinals. Cleary has led the Fighting Scots to a 9-12 record so far this season.

Gannon: John Reilly
Record at Gannon: 155-94, (9th year)
Career Record: 387-289, (21st year)

John Reilly is in his 21st year as a head coach and ninth season as the head coach at Gannon, showing a career record of 387-239 and a 155-94 mark at Gannon. Reilly earned his 150th win in Gannon's upset victory over fifth-ranked IUP earlier this season. He entered the 2013-14 campaign ranking 43rd among all NCAA Division II coaches in victories (373) and 68th in winning percentage (.618), after leading the Knights to a 22-7 mark last season. At Gannon, he ranks second all-time in wins (155), trailing only Jerry Slocum (1996-05) as the program's all-time winningest coach. He enjoyed his finest season at Gannon in 2008-­09, as the Golden Knights set a school record for wins, finishing 30­-4, capturing a PSAC Championship and advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. As a result, Reilly was named NABC Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. He previously served as the head coach at Brecia University for 12 seasons, compiling a 232-­145 record. He led the NAIA program to five twenty­-win seasons.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Edinboro
Bryan Theriot (C, 6-9, Sr.) earned first team All-PSAC West accolades a year ago after averaging 18.1 ppg. and 8.9 rpg. Was named a preseason All-PSAC choice. Shot 55.4 percent from the floor and 87.2 percent at the line. He was named the PSAC West Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 12, after averaging 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in two contests.  He leads the team in scoring at 17.7 points per contest, also ranks fifth in scoring average in the PSAC. He is fourth in the league in rebounding average at 8.3 boards per game, and second in the conference in field goal percentage at 60.2 percent (133 of 221). The senior ranks 13th in school history with 1,278 career points and 17th with 641 career rebounds. Theriot now holds the career record for free throws made with 370. He also sits at second all-time in career field goal percentage, shooting 59.1 percent from the field for his career (453 of 766).
 
Henri Wade-Chatman (G, 6-2, So.) is a first-year player for the Fighting Scots after transferring from Community College of Allegheny County. He had a team-high 22 points vs. Mercyhurst on 9 of 14 shooting. Wade-Chatman is averaging 15.0 ppg. in the Scots' last eight contests and is the team's third-leading scorer at 12.9 points per game. Known as "Booka" to his teammates, Wade-Chatman is also team leader in steals with 20. He dished out a game-high eight assists with no turnovers vs. Clarion, while ranking fourth in the PSAC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.9 (72/38), and ninth in the league in assists per game at 3.4. He scored 17 points in the win over California, including a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds remaining. He has recorded 29 assists with just 11 turnovers in the last seven games.  

Gannon
#5 Adam Blazek (G, 6-1, Jr.) Blazek, a preseason All-PSAC West selection, paces the Golden Knights and ranks 13th in the league in scoring average at 15.5 points per game. The junior guard is coming off a 15-point performance against Mercyhurst, and poured in a season-high 26 points in Gannon's 68-61 win over Slippery Rock on December 4. Blazek leads the PSAC in free throw percentage at 88.6 percent for the season. He is also fourth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.391) and fifth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.4).
 
 
#32 A'Darius Porter (F, 6-6, Jr.) Porter comes in as Gannon's leading rebounder and third-leading scorer at 6.4 rebounds and 8.4 points per contest. The junior ranks 19th in the PSAC in rebounding average. Porter has recorded two double-doubles this season, including an 11-point, 13-rebound game against Cheyney. He has scored in double figures just twice in the last six games for the Golden Knights. Porter is a transfer from John Wood Community College in his first-year with the Golden Knights.
 
 
THE GAME STORIES
• Edinboro is coming off a thrilling 69-67 victory over California (Pa.) on Saturday night, as Henri Wade-Chatman's game-winning pull-up jumper with 3.1 seconds remaining gave the Scots their second PSAC victory of the season. Edinboro rallied after trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half. Bryan Theriot notched his sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds against the Vulcans, while Wade-Chatman and Alex Moore added 17 and 12 points, respectively.
 
• Gannon enters Saturday's game following a 56-54 win at Mercyhurst on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Knights boast a 14-8 overall mark and a 9-3 ledger in PSAC West play, good for second place in the standings. Gannon has clinched a berth in the PSAC Tournament and is riding a three-game winning streak. The Knights have won eight of their last nine games.
 
• With five PSAC West contests remaining on the schedule, the Fighting Scots sit in eighth place at 2-9 in the conference. The top six teams from each PSAC division qualify for the conference tournament. Four of Edinboro's remaining games are against the top four teams in the standings. With two losses each to UPJ and Seton Hill, who sit at fifth and sixth place, respectively, the Scots still have a steep hill to climb. They would lose tie breakers to Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill.
 
• Edinboro begins a do-or-die stretch of their PSAC schedule, facing the top four teams in the PSAC West standings in a row starting with Gannon. The four teams (#9 Indiana (Pa.), Gannon, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock) are also the top four scoring defenses in the conference.
 
• Henri Wade-Chatman continues his strong stretch, scoring in double-figures for the seventh time in eight games with 17 markers against California (Pa.) on Saturday night. The 6'2'' sophomore is averaging 15.0 points per game during those games, including 22 points at Mercyhurst and 19 against Pitt-Johnstown. He has also dished out 29 assists while committing only 11 turnovers in those games. Wade-Chatman is the Scots' third-leading scorer at 12.9 points per game, while also ranking fourth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.9 (72 assists/38 turnovers).
 
• After shooting 9 of 14 from the field against Cal, Bryan Theriot has now made at least 50.0 percent of his attempts from the floor in 20 of 21 contests this season. Theriot ranks second in the PSAC in field goal percentage at 60.2 percent on the year.
 
• The Fighting Scots were picked to finish eighth in the Western Division while Gannonwas picked to finish second in the PSAC West in the conference preseason poll. 

NEXT FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS
Saturday, February 15 vs. Mercyhurst 3:00 p.m.