• After seeing a five-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a last-second loss to Kutztown, Edinboro found the win column again on Monday night with an 82-78 win over Pitt-Johnstown. The five-game winning streak was the longest since the 2008-09 squad rank off eight straight wins to start the season. The Fighting Scots are now 10-3 overall, bettering last year's win total when they finished with an 8-18 record while being ravaged by injuries.         
• The Fighting Scots were picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the PSAC West, but they are now 7-2 in league play. They improved to 7-1 at McComb Fieldhouse on Monday. 
• Both Edinboro and Gannon are playing their fourth game in the last eight days. 
• Gannon comes in with a 9-5 record and is 5-3 in PSAC action after dwefeating Seton Hill, 75-60, on Monday night. It was the first game at the Hammermill Center for the Golden Knight since December 19. They were picked to finish second in the PSAC West after finishing at 18-10 a year ago and reaching the PSAC semifinals for the third time in four years. 
• The contest will feature one of the top offensive outfits in the PSAC in Edinboro against the top defensive unit in the conference.  Edinboro ranks sixth in the PSAC in scoring at 80.3 ppg., and has topped 80-or-more points eight times. Gannon allows just 63.4 ppg. and has held the last 13 opponents under 70 points. The Golden Knights are also second in rebounding margin at +8.9 per game.  .   
• Edinboro is in the midst of a six-game stretch without a game outside of Erie County. Five of those games are at McComb Fieldhouse, plus the one at Gannon.         
• The Fighting Scots showcase three of the top scorers in the PSAC.. Jaymon Mason became Edinboro's second all-time leading scorer on Monday, and now has 1,748 points. He is now healthy after being hampered by an early-season injury, and had his 15th career 30-point game against Kutztown, finishing with a season-high 33 points. He has boosted his average to 16.6 ppg. and also has a team-leading 47 assists.. Keshawn Liggins, a transfer from Idaho State, is leading the team and PSAC in scoring, and ranks third in the conference in rebounding. He averages a double-double at 24.0 ppg. and 10.5 rpg. The 6'5" senior is also second on the team in assists with 45. He dropped in a career-high 39 points against Seton Hill, his third straight 30-point effort and fifth this year. Liggins has had eight double-doubles. Anthony Coleman adds 15.9 ppg. He previously played at Cincinnati State CC, and has scored 20-or-more points in four games.

• The Edinboro-Gannon game can be heard on WFSE-FM 88.9. Dakota Palmer will be handling the play-by-play with Madison Gross providing color commentary.  In addition, this year Edinboro is part of the PSAC Network. All men's and women's home basketball games will be streamed live through Stretch Internet. 

• Gannon leads 67-38: The Fighting Scots have won three of the last four meetings. The Golden Knights are 37-15 all-time against the Fighting Scots at the Hammermill Center, but Edinboro has been victorious five times during its last seven trips to Erie.
• First Meeting: 1948-49 – Edinboro 57, Gannon 48
• Last Meeting: 2016-17 – Edinboro 78, Gannon 77
• Current Streak: Edinboro won the last meeting
• Cleary vs. Gannon: 3-5

• Facing an 18-point, second-half deficit, the Fighting Scots posted a furious comeback, culminating in a game-winning jumper by Jaymon Mason, with 20 seconds remaining, to stun the Golden Knights, 78-77.
• Edinboro, who played with just seven players due to injuries for the fifth time in the last six games, scored the last six points of the contest and even survived a late scare with one second to play when Gannon's Evan Phoenix failed to convert on the front end of a one-and-one.
• Edinboro trailed Gannon, 42-26, at halftime, and faced its largest deficit of the contest at 44-26 when Phoenix opened the second half with a jumper with 19:41 to play. Mason, after being held to just two points in the first half and not making a basket until 1:12 left in the opening period, exploded for 24 second-half points to help lead the charge for Edinboro. The Fighting Scots' efforts, which saw them shoot 57.6 percent in the second half and 7-for-12 from 3-point range, eventually tied the game at 72-72 with 2:49 to go. 
• Gannon ran off the next five points to retake the lead, 77-72, with 1:47 remaining. Andre Frederick and Sheldon Brogdon each scored on layups to draw Edinboro to within one at 77-76 with 49 seconds remaining. After a missed layup by Dogan with 40 ticks left, Mason drilled the long jumper with 20 seconds to play to take a 78-77 lead. Following a Gannon timeout, Phoenix was fouled with one second to play, giving him a one-and-one opportunity. But the front end of Phoenix' chance hit high off the back rim, with Frederick coming up with the rebound to seal the incredible win.
• Edinboro finished the contest at 50.0 percent (30-for-60), including 10-for-21 from 3-point range and 8-for-11 from the free throw line. Gannon shot 52.5 percent (31-for-59), making 6-of-17 3-pointers and 9-of-11 free throws. The Fighting Scots forced the Golden Knights into 14 turnovers for 20 points off turnovers, while they turned the ball over just six times and once in the second half. Edinboro led, 18-0, in bench points, while Gannon held a 39-24 lead in rebounds.
• Mason finished tied with Dogan for a game-high 26 points, and tallied seven assists, five rebounds and five steals.
• Brogdon finished with 15 points and five rebounds, while Frederick scored 11 points, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor, and grabbed four boards.
• Damon Miraud tallied a double-double for Gannon with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Phoenix had 18 points with eight rebounds, while Zay Jackson finished with 11 markers.
   

• Pat Cleary was introduced as Edinboro's tenth head coach on March 26, 2013 after head coach Greg Walcavich announced his retirement. Cleary served as Walcavich's assistant coach for 14 years.
• The 9-2 start is the best since Cleary took over as head coach. 
• Cleary's first three teams improved each year since his appointment, with his 2015-16 team earning the third seed in the PSAC West Tournament with a 15-11 overall record and 14-8 league mark. A year ago the Fighting Scots came in at 8-18 overall and 6-16 in the PSAC West, with injuries forcing the Fighting Scots to suit up as few as seven players in February.
• He guided Edinboro to the PSAC Tournament for the first time in 2014-15 with a 14-13 record, a four-game improvement over his first year, after being chosen to finish eighth in the PSAC West preseason poll. His first Boro squad finished 10-16 in 2013-14.

• John Reilly is in his 13^th season as head coach at Gannon, He captured his 200^th career victory with the Golden Knights in the first meeting with Edinboro in 2016-17. He entered the season ranked 24^th among all active Division II coaches in wins (441). He earned his 400th career victory with a 55-54 win against West Chester on December 17, 2014. Reilly then became Gannon's all-time winningest men's basketball coach when he guided the Golden Knights to a 59-57 overtime victory at California (Pa.) on February 21, 2015.
• He is the longest-tenured coach and the all-time winningest coach in Gannon history.
• The Bowie State graduate was previously an assistant coach at Gannon from 1987-93 before becoming the head coach at Brescia, a NAIA institution in Kentucky. He compiled a 232-145 career record in 12 seasons with the Bearcats and was inducted into the Brescia Hall of Fame last year.
• Reilly has led Gannon to eight league tournament appearances (one GLIAC, seven PSAC) and a PSAC Championship in 2015. He has also led them to four NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight trip in 2009.
• Reilly was named NABC Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for the second time in 2014-15 after leading Gannon to its 27th 20-win season and 24th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Golden Knights finished 23-9, winning their second consecutive PSAC Western Division regular-season title en route to their second PSAC Tournament Championship since joining the league in 2008-09. Defense was the key as the Golden Knights finished No. 1 among all NCAA Division II programs with 56.6 points allowed per game.
  
  

• Edinboro is off to its best start under fifth-year head coach Pat Cleary at 10-3 overall and 7-2 in the PSAC West. The Fighting Scots have already bettered last year's win total of eight victories. They opened the season with four straight games at McComb Fieldhouse, then played their next four games on the road. The road trip got off to a less than promising start with losses at Daemen and Mansfield, but the Fighting Scots righted themselves with wins at Lock Haven and Cheyney. They extended the winning streak to five games, the longest since the 2008-09 edition opened the year with eight straight wins, before Saturday's 91-89 loss to Kutztown. The loss was the first this season at McComb Fieldhouse following six wins. Edinboro improved to 7-1 at McComb Fieldhouse on Monday with an 82-78 win over Pitt-Johnstown.
• Edinboro is averaging 80.3 ppg., ranking sixth in the PSAC in scoring offense. The Fighting Scots rank ninth in the PSAC in scoring defense at 73.6 ppg. Kutztown's 91 points were the most allowed this year.  
• Keshawn Liggins, Anthony Coleman, and Jaymon Mason are combining for over 56 points per game. Each is capable of putting up big numbers. One of them has scored 30-or-more points in eight games, with Liggins reaching the mark in three straight games prior to the Kutztown game, and five overall. He dropped in a career-high 39 points vs. Seton Hill. Coleman scored 30 points in the upset of then eighth-ranked Shippensburg. When Coleman led Edinboro with 19 points at Lock Haven, it marked the only time Edinboro has not had a scorer reach 20 points.  Mason has now had 15 career 30-point games after scoring a season-high 33 points against Kutztown.
• Second all-time leading scorer and preseason All-American Jaymon Mason battled an early-season injury but is now healthy and playing up to his normal standards. The senior guard had a season-high 33-point effort against Kutztown, making 13-of-15 free throws, and is averaging 21.5 ppg. over his last four outings. Mason had 32 points at Daemen, dropping in 6-of-12 3-pointers while going 10-of-11 at the charity stripe.  Mason added 27 points at Cheyney, making 6-of-9 3-pointers. He has boosted his average to 16.6 ppg. The senior guard scored 17 points against Pitt-Johnstown to move into second place in career scoring with 1,748 career points, moving past Walt Askins. Mason has made 36-of-91 3-pointers and has a team-high 47 assists. 
• Keshawn Liggins has had eight double-doubles and has pulled down 10-or-more rebounds in nine contests. The 6'5" senior leads the PSAC in scoring and ranks eighth in Division II at 24.0 rpg. He also leads the team and is third in the conference in rebounding at 10.5 ppg., good for tenth nationally. Liggins had a streak of three straight games of 30-or-more points end against Kutztown, as he "settled" for 26 points, adding 11 rebounds and seven assists. He added 21 points vs. UPJ. Liggins had a career-high 39 points vs. Seton Hill and 38 against Charleston.  He is a transfer from Idaho State and has been an ironman, ranking fifth in the country in minutes per game (38.4). His eight double-doubles ranks third in the PSAC and 12th in Division II.
• Anthony Coleman is another threat to put up big numbers. A transfer from Cincinnati State CC, the 6'3" guard is averaging 15.9 ppg., and has had four games of 20-or-more points, including a career-high 30 points in an upset of Shippensburg. He is tied with Mason for the team lead in 3-pointers, making 36-of-81. He and Mason are tied for sixth in the PSAC in 3-pointers made per game and is third in 3-point percentage (44.4 pct.).
• The Fighting Scots posted the biggest win in Cleary's four-plus seasons as head coach, an 88-86 triumph over eighth-ranked Shippensburg, earlier this year. Edinboro had previously upset 16^th-ranked Indiana(Pa.), 79-77 in overtime, in 2014-15. 
• For the second year in a row, the football team is providing a boost to the basketball team. Offensive lineman Trey Staunch, a former standout in football and basketball at West Middlesex High School, saw his first action against Shippensburg. A two-year starter at right tackle, the 6'3", 265 lb. junior joined the basketball team at the conclusion of the football season. He has proven a huge asset, currently playing just under 13 minutes per game and averaging 5.3 ppg. Staunch scored a season high 12 points in the Charleston game.    
• The combination of Jack Frank  and Staunch is providing the Fighting Scots with plenty of production in the post. Frank, a 6'8" junior, is Edinboro's second-leading rebounder at 7.2 per game. He pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Cal and added 10 more against Seton Hill. Staunch, meanwhile, joined the basketball team upon completion of the football season. The 6'4", 265 lb. junior started all 11 games at right tackle. He had a season-high nine rebounds against Seton Hill.
• Mike Beck scored 19 points in the win over Millersville, and comes in averaging 5.9 ppg. with 17 3-pointers in 44 attempts. The senior swingman's biggest contributions have come on defense, as he has been assigned some of the top scorers in the PSAC.
• The freshman tandem of Alex Jay and Jaryn Simpson possesses some impressive genes and have provided the Fighting Scots with valuable minutes. Jay is the son of Sarah (Bishop) Jay, who ranks fourth in career scoring for the Edinboro women's basketball team, Simpson's father Bronze, is one of the all-time leading scorers and rebounders at Gannon. Jay, a 6'3" guard, scored 11 points, and grabbed a season-high six rebounds in 21 minutes in Monday's game vs. UPJ. He is averaging 4.2 ppg. in 14.7 minutes per game and has made 11-of-30 3-pointers. Simpson, a 6'1" guard, is playing 14.3 minutes per game and averaging 4.1 ppg. with 28 assists.  

Scouting the Golden Knights

• Gannon played at home for the first time since December 19 on Monday, handing Seton Hill a 75-60 defeat. The Golden Knights comes in with a 9-5 overall record and 5-3 in the PSAC West. They have run off five straight wins. Gannon was picked to finish second in the PSAC West after posting an 18-10 overall record a year ago, falling to Kutztown in overtime in the PSAC semifinals. The Golden Knights played in the conference final four for the third time during the last four years.  
• Long-time head coach John Reilly holds the record for career victories and is also the longest-tenured coach at Gannon, now in his 13th season. He has 218 victories at Gannon and 450 in his career.  
• Gannon is the top defensive team in the PSAC, allowing an average of 63.4 ppg. The Golden Knights have held the last 13 opponents under 70 points, and only Wheeling Jesuit in the season opener topped the 80-point mark, and that contest went into overtime. Gannon ranks 15th in the PSAC in scoring at 68.9 ppg.  
• John Reilly's teams traditionally rank among the best rebounding teams in the conference, and this year is no exception. Gannon has a +8.9 rebounding margin, good for second in the PSAC.
• The Golden Knights showcase three players scoring in double figures, led Jair Green at 13.9 ppg. The 6'4" senior is a transfer from Cabrini. Zay Jackson, a 6'0" senior who was a second team All-PSAC West selection last year, comes in at 13.7 ppg. He is an outstanding 3-point threat and has made 25-of-78 this year. Evan Phoenix, a former Division I transfer, is the inside presence. The 6'9" junior averages 13.1 ppg. and a team-leading 8.7 rpg. He is shooting 51.9 percent from the floor.  

• CAREER SCORING: Second all-time with 1,748 points. 
• CAREER SCORING AVERAGE:  Fourth at 19.0 ppg.
• CAREER 3-POINTERS: Is second in career 3-pointers made with 203 3-pointers made and is tied for second in career 3-pointers attempted with 518. Is also seventh in career 3-point field goal percentage at 39.2 percent 
• CAREER FREE THROWS MADE: Broke Bryan Theriot's school record of 402 free throws made in the season opener. Mason now holds the record with 447.   
• CAREER FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED:  Ranks second with 534 free throw attempts.
• CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:  Ranks sixth at 83.7 percent
• CAREER ASSISTS:  Is sixth with 362
• CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE:  Ranks seventh with 549
• CAREER FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED:  Ranks sixth with 1,274