LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 16, 2023) - Two of the top three teams in the CACC South Division will battle it out Tuesday night in Lakewood. 

Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins  (9-8, 4-3 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center featuring DJ Kev

When
Tuesday, Jan. 17 - 8 p.m.

How to Watch
• Tuesday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.

Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• These two teams went to overtime last season in Lakewood. Georgian Court stormed back from down 10 at the half to force the extra period.
• In overtime, Chestnut Hill won on a last second layup from Trevonn Pitts, 79-78.
• They swept the season series, winning in the final game of the regular season in Philadelphia.
• Clint Wright, Jr. scored 27 for the Lions hitting six from downtown.
• Titus Beard added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court never led in their 84-72 loss to Caldwell last Saturday.
• They closed the gap to within four late in the second half, but Caldwell iced the game making 7-8 at the free throw line in the final 90 seconds.
• Jamaal Waters led GCU scoring 27 and grabbed 15 of the Lions 30 rebounds for a double-double. He also had three steals and a blocked shot.
• Jalen Bates scored 12 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and four steals.
• Shane Williams hit three-pointers and scored nine points.
• Jelani Jackson scored seven points and Clint Wright, Jr. added eight.

Who's Hot?
• Jelani Jackson has shot at least 50% from the floor in each of the last three games. 
• Jalen Bates has passed out at least three assists in his last 10 games. He's also 7-11 from three this season. 
• Jamaal Waters is shooting .585 in his last three games. He's scored 47 points in his last two. 
• Shane Williams has made three three-pointers in each of the last two games. 

Individual Milestones
• One more assist will get Shane Williams into the all-time top-five at GCU. 
• Jelani Jackson is seven points away from cracking the GCU top-10. 
• With one more point, Jamaal Waters will reach 250 for the season. 
• One more win and Georgian Court will set a team record for wins in a season. 

Lions in the CACC
• Teams are shooting just 30.7% against GCU from three, best in the conference. 
• Jamaal Waters has moved to fourth in the CACC scoring 16.6 points per game. He's also third averaging 6.8 field goals per contest. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC in free throw percentage hitting 90.4%.
• Jalen Bates' 4.1 assists per game are third in the conference. He's also averaging 3.3 steals per 40 minutes, best in the league. 

About the Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins
• Chestnut Hill has won four of their last five and come to Lakewood having just taken down CACC leaders Dominican 88-84.
• The Griffins are 9-8 and 4-3 in the CACC after starting league play 0-2.
• Leading scorer MJ Iraldi is averaging 15.5 points per game but has missed nine of 17 games. He missed nearly all of December before coming back New Years Eve, then played just nine minutes January 4 before missing the next two CHC games.
• In his place, Amir Warrick has picked up the slack. He's scoring 15 points including putting up 24 in the upset over Dominican. 
• Trevonn Pitts is scoring 10.5 points while shooting 48.4% overall.
• Chestnut Hill is scoring just 71 points per game and are near the bottom of the league shooting 32% from behind the arc and 67.4% at the line.
• The Griffins are also the worst in the CACC in steals. They average just 5.4 per game.