Dec 10, 2018
SCHEDULE
Thursday Dec. 13: Lake Erie (6-4, 3-1 G-MAC) at Hillsdale (6-4, 3-1 G-MAC), 7:30 | Live Stats | Video | Tickets
Wednesday, Dec. 19: Lourdes (7-6) at Hillsdale, 5:30 | Live Stats | Video | Tickets
LINKS
G-MAC Men's Basketball Standings
G-MAC Men's Basketball Statistics
OVERVIEW
- The Chargers are in the middle of a stretch of four straight home games, the last of which is a non-conference game vs. Lourdes Dec. 19
- Thursday's game matches up the G-MAC's two best defensive teams...The Chargers lead the conference in allowing 64.5 points per game...The Storm are second in points per game allowed at 66.4
- In last Saturday's loss to Walsh, Hillsdale set a single-game team record with 11 blocked shots...Three players had three each
- This is a key early game, as Hillsdale and Lake Erie are among a five-way tie for first place in the G-MAC...Findlay, Walsh and Cedarville are also in this quagmire
- Hillsdale's biggest strength this season has been its ball control...The Chargers rank first, by a mile, in the G-MAC with a +4.40 turnover margin rate...The Chargers average just 8.3 turnovers per game, one of just two teams in the conference averaging less than 11 turnovers per game (Walsh)
- Sophomore Davis Larson has been a revelation for Hillsdale this year...Coming into the season, his career-high in scoring was 7 points and he had 99 total points in 2017-18...In 2018-19, he's scored 7 or more points in 9 of 10 games and has 121 points already this season
- Larson also ranks 5th in the G-MAC with a free throw percentage of .833
- The Chargers have won four in a row over the Storm...Lake Erie's first-ever win over Hillsdale came on Dec. 12, 2015, an 82-69 decision in Ohio
SERIES HISTORY
- Hillsdale is 13-1 all-time vs. Lake Erie