LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Feb. 10, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball is up in Rutherford, NJ this weekend for a clash with an in-state rival. 

Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (5-17, 1-12)

Where
Rutherford, NJ - Job Gym

When
Saturday, Feb. 11 - 3:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• Saturday'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. Felician
• It was a year ago that these two teams met in Rutherford. After getting out to a 46-33 halftime lead, Felician handed the Lions a 90-75 loss.
• Clint Wright, Jr. scored a game-high 27 points on 10-14 shooting going 2-5 from three.
• Shane Williams chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.
• Donavin Crawford scored 11 off the bench. 
• Georgian Court is 1-8 all-time against Felician

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court and Goldey-Beacom played 23 minutes of back-and-forth basketball with nine ties and 11 lead changes. The final 17 is where the Lightning took over, outscoring GCU 47-26 in the second half of an 89-66 win.
• Goldey-Beacom had second-half runs of 21-2 and 16-3 to put the game out of reach.
• Cameron Edmonds scored 19 points, 17 in the first half sinking 3-6 from three with five rebounds.
• Jelani Jackson was also in double-figures with 16 points.
• Jamaal Waters scored eight and pulled down a team-best seven rebounds. 

Who's Hot?
• Jamaal Waters has reached double-figures in 10 of his last 11 games. 
• Shane Williams is averaging nearly 10 points per game in his last three. 
• Cameron Edmonds has at least two made three-pointers in six straight games. He led GCU with 19 against Goldey-Beacom.
• Jelani Jackson scored 16 against Goldey-Beacom and has made 10 of his last 11 free throws. 

Individual Milestones
• Clint Wright, Jr. is closing in on 150 career three-point field goals needing just one more. 
• Jalen Bates will set the GCU all-time record for single season steals with one more. 
• Titus Beard will collect the 150th rebound of his career with one more. 
• Four more rebounds will get Jamaal Waters to 200 for the season and he'd be the first Lion to ever grab 200 in a single-season. 
• Cameron Edmonds is nearing 200 career points needing four more. Hassan Jackson needs four points to get to 100. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Under the basket, Georgian Court's 11.9 offensive rebounds are fourth-best in the league. 
• Defensively, GCU's 7.9 steals rank third in the conference. 
• Jamaal Waters has moved to fourth in the CACC scoring 16.0 points per game. He's also fourth shooting 52.1% overall. His 3.41 offensive rebounds per game lead the league and are 16th in Division II. 
• Jalen Bates' 4.0 assists per game are third in the conference. He's also averaging 3.68 steals per 40 minutes, best in the league. His 46 steals lead the CACC and are 22nd in Division II.
• Clint Wright, Jr. has made the fourth-most three-pointers in the CACC this season at 57. 

Playoff Picture
• With just four games left, Georgian Court continues their push for the postseason in a tightly contested CACC South Division with five teams vying for four spots. 
• The top four teams in the South Division make the tournament.
• Of the six teams in the division, five have at least six wins. Jefferson sits up top at 9-4 and is in the driver's seat. They're followed by Goldey-Beacom at 7-6.
• Behind those two, Georgian Court, Wilmington and Chestnut Hill are all 6-7. The Lions play both of those teams to finish the season with a possible trip to the postseason on the line. 

About the Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons
• The Golden Falcons have lost four straight and are at the bottom of the CACC North Division with just a 1-12 league record.
• Of the Golden Falcons five wins, all of them have come at home or at a neutral site.
• Despite losing their last two, they were both by 10 points or less to Goldey-Beacom and Dominican. 
• Felician's scoring margin, -10.9, is the worst in the CACC. It's even worst in conference action at -14.2.
• One thing the Golden Falcons can do is shoot the three. They are third in the league in attempts per game and fifth connecting at a 34.5% rate.
• The Golden Falcons also don't turn the ball over. They lose it just 13.7 times per game and have a positive turnover margin for the season.
• Felcian sports five scoring in double-figures this season. That includes the recently returning Jaylen Colon who made his season debut Jan. 17. He's scoring 13.2 points per game.
• Anas Amos leads the team scoring 14.2 points per contest. He also is the team leader with 3.7 assists per game.