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ATHENS, W. Va. - Fresh off of a 61-54 win at Davis & Elkins, the Concord University men's basketball team enters arguably its toughest two-game stretch of the season when it faces WVIAC powerhouses Alderson-Broaddus (9-3) 7:30 p.m. Thursday and No. 1 West Liberty (14-1) 4:00 p.m. Saturday at the Carter Center.
Live coverage
The Concord University sports information office will provide live statistics and a live Internet video stream at the links above. All Concord men's basketball games can also be heard on WWNR 620 / 101.1 FM.
Records
Concord has won three out of its last four games to improve its record to 9-4 overall and 5-4 in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Alderson-Broaddus comes into the Carter Center 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the WVIAC. West Liberty, which plays Fairmont State before traveling to Concord on Saturday, begins the week 14-1 overall and 8-1 in the WVIAC. The Hilltoppers remained the nation's top-ranked team after receiving 13 of a possible 16 first-place votes in the latest NCAA Division II Coaches Poll.
Series Records
Since the 1993-94 season, A-B has won 20 of 26 games over CU including an 83-66 win over Concord earlier this season. The Concord-West Liberty series has been much closer with West Liberty leading by just three games (14-11).
Last Time Out
Concord parlayed a huge second half from the veteran combo of
Mike Boyd and
Damien Tunstalle to defeat Davis & Elkins, 61-54.
Scouting Concord
• The key to Concord last three victories has been a defensive effort which has held opponents to 62.7 points per game and a shooting percentage of just 34.9 percent (64-for-183).
• The Mountain Lions continue to be one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, in terms of rebounding margin. CU's +6.7 rebound margin ranks 22nd in the country. Sophomore forward
Jordan Davis leads CU in rebounding (5.8 rpg).
• Another key to Concord's success this season has been contributions by the Mountain Lion reserves. CU has won the bench scoring battle nine times this year.
• The Mountain Lions are 7-0 when leading at halftime, 8-0 when shooting a higher percentage than their opponents and 7-2 when out-rebounding their counterparts.
• Sophomore guard
Mike Boyd has been Concord's main scoring force as of late. Boyd has averaged 19.8 ppg while shooting 52.6 percent (20-for-38) from the field and 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from three-point range in the last four games.
• Senior forward
Damien Tunstalle, who is 213 points away from becoming the 33rd 1,000-point scorer in CU history, is 10-for-20 from three-point range over the last four games.
• Sophomore forward
Alex McGlothin has come off the bench to average 7.3 points, 3.3 rebounds 1.7 steals and 1.0 assists per game with a field goal percentage of 47 percent (8-17) in 18.3 minutes per game in CU's last three games.
Scouting Alderson-Broaddus
The Battlers begin play Thursday winners of three consecutive games and slotted third in the WVIAC standings. A-B are led by the dangerous scoring duo of O'Dell Eargle (16.9 ppg) and Kurklin Bohanon (16.6 ppg). Eargle, who is shooting 61.5 percent from the field, is Alderson-Broaddus' main interior presence while Bohanon has been a threat from the perimeter having made 43.6 percent of his three-point attempts. A-B is the only team in the WVIAC ahead of Concord in rebounding margin which should make for an entertaining battle for every missed shot.
Scouting West Liberty
The Hilltoppers begin this week's play coming off of a loss against Charleston. WLU, which boasts a +31.0 scoring margin, is the WVIAC's top-scoring team at 111.9 points per game. The Hilltoppers up-tempo attack is led by Alex Falk's 19.9 ppg. Cedric Harris, the WVIAC's leader in assists, is second on the team in both scoring (17.9 ppg) and steals (3.7 spg).
The Coaches
Former Concord standout
Kent McBride is in his second season in charge of the Mountain Lion program. He has tallied a record of 26-16 in his time in Athens. McBride already ranks eighth all-time in wins by a Concord coach despite not even having coached for two full seasons.
Greg Zimmerman has been a mainstay on the Alderson-Broaddus sidelines. Now in his 12th season, Zimmerman is 269-87 as a head coach.
West Liberty is coached by Jim Crutchfield, who is 221-43 in nine seasons with the Hilltoppers.
Up Next
After its Saturday showdown vs. West Liberty, Concord will be idle until making the trip to Greensburg, Pa. to play at Seton Hill 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 19.
