Feb 18, 2019
SCHEDULE
Thursday, Feb. 21: Hillsdale College (16-7 overall, 12-4 G-MAC) at Ohio Valley (9-14 overall, 4-13 G-MAC) | Live Stats | Video
Saturday, Feb. 23: Hillsdale College (16-7 overall, 12-4 G-MAC) at Ohio Dominican (15-9 overall, 11-6 G-MAC) | Live Stats | Video
LINKS
G-MAC Men's Basketball Standings
G-MAC Men's Basketball Statistics
OVERVIEW
- This week, Hillsdale will play on a Thursday for the first time this month...In a scheduling quirk, the team was off on both Feb. 7 and Feb. 14
- The Chargers will head to West Virginia to take on Ohio Valley Thursday night...Hillsdale will try to reverse a two-game losing streak, losing those games by a combined total of six points - 75-70 to Findlay and 53-52 to Lake Erie
- The recent off days has thrown a wrench into the conference standings...Hillsdale is technically in third place in the G-MAC, but is tied in the loss column with Walsh (14-4)...The Chargers will play two more games than the Cavaliers in the season's final two weeks to even up the ledgers
- Over the past two games Hillsdale has attempted 21 free throws while its opponents have attempted 62...The Chargers were outscored 42-16 from the free throw line in those two games
- The top four teams in the conference tournament will host a first-round G-MAC Tournament game on Tuesday, March 5, a change in the tournament format from a year ago...The semifinals and finals will be held March 8-9 at the campus of the highest remaining seed after the completion of the quarterfinal games
- Despite its recent two-game losing streak, Hillsdale continues to lead the G-MAC in points allowed per game (64.0), nearly two points per game less than any other team
- Saturday's game is a rematch of the 2018 G-MAC Tournament Championship Game, won by the Panthers at Findlay
- Panthers coach Dan Evans was an assistant under Hillsdale's John Tharp from 2007-13 before taking over the ODU program...Evans is 3-7 against coach Tharp and the Chargers since the 2013-14 season
- Evans played for Tharp at Division III Lawrence in Wisconsin
SERIES HISTORY
Hillsdale is 3-0 all-time vs. Ohio Valley...The Chargers won the first meeting of the season with the Fighting Scots 80-60 on Jan. 10
Hillsdale is 12-3 all-time vs. Ohio Dominican...The Chargers won the first meeting of the season with the Panthers 67-65 on Jan. 12