LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 30, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball has one final nonconference game left this season tomorrow evening on the road. 

Opponent
Southern Connecticut State Owls (13-8, 8-6 NE10)

Where
New Haven, CT - James Moore Fieldhouse

When
Tuesday, Jan. 31 - 7 p.m.

How to Watch
• Tuesday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Southern Connecticut portal page of the Northeast 10 Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.

Previously vs. Southern Connecticut State
• This is the first ever meeting between Georgian Court and Southern Connecticut. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court snapped a four-game losing streak and finally picked up their elusive 10th win of the season. 
• GCU rolled past another Connecticut school, Bridgeport, 86-72.
• The Lions scored 40+ in both halves and shot better than 50% in each half as well. They finished 31-59 for 52.5% overall while hitting 9-23 from downtown.
• Jamaal Waters led all scorers with 29 points. He was 13-19 overall with 11 rebounds and three dunks.
• Clint Wright, Jr. found his three-point stroke. He was 6-12 and scored 22.
• Jalen Bates flirted with a triple-double. He scored 11, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out eight assists.
• Cameron Edmonds added eight points.
• Jelani Jackson scored seven, five at the free throw line. 

Who's Hot?
• Jamaal Waters has reached double-figures in eight straight with double-doubles in three straight games.  
• Clint Wright, Jr. is heating up from behind the arc with 14 in his last three games. 
• Jelani Jackson is scoring 9.7 points per game over his last six. 
• Jalen Bates is averaging 8.5 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and 4.5 steals over his last two games. 

Individual Milestones
• Clint Wright, Jr. is closing in on 150 career three-point field goals needing five more and 26 points will bring him to 800. 
• Jelani Jackson is two three-pointers away from 60 for his career. He'll be the 10th Lion to reach that milestone. He's also nine points away from 500.
• One more three-pointer and Shane Williams will become the fourth Lion to make 75 in his career. 
• With five more points, Christian Armstrong-Thomas will hit 150 in his career. 
• Jalen Bates will set the GCU all-time record for single season steals with eight more. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Teams are shooting just 31.1% against GCU from three, second-best in the conference and 34th in the nation. 
• Under the basket, Georgian Court's 11.80 offensive rebounds are fourth-best in the league. As are their 8.0 steals per game.
• Jamaal Waters has moved to fourth in the CACC scoring 16.9 points per game. He's also fourth shooting 53.6% overall. His 3.37 offensive rebounds per game lead the league and are 19th in Division II. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC and 11th in the country in free throw percentage hitting 91.1%. He's also third hitting 39.3% from behind the arc. 
• Jalen Bates' 4.4 assists per game are second in the conference. He's also averaging 3.61 steals per 40 minutes, best in the league. 

About the Opponent
Southern Connecticut State Owls
• After winning 10-of-11, Southern Connecticut is currently in the midst of a three-game losing streak. All three of those losses are against teams in the top-four in the Northeast 10 however.
• Overall this season, Southern Connecticut is 13-8 and 8-6 in the Northeast 10. When playing at home they are 7-2.
• SCSU started off the year with back-to-back losses to CACC schools in Post and Bridgeport. They then won their next three against CACC competition.
• Playing against No. 14 ranked Bentley on Saturday, the Owls trailed by just two with a minute to go before Bentley scored to go up four and went on to win by five.
• Two things the Lions do well, offensive rebounds and steals, the Owls also do well. Like GCU they lead their league in those categories. Marty Silvera is secodn in the NCAA with 2.81 steals per contest. 
• Three Owls score in double-figures led by Ulyen Coleman with 14.9. Sean James scores 12.5 but leads the team with 52 three-pointers. He scored 27 against Bentley hitting 7-of-14 from downtown. 
• Southern Connecticut is +4.7 in scoring, +4.2 in rebounding and +0.9 in turnover margin. They score 71 points per game while allowing 66.3