Cabrini University Cavaliers (8-2, 3-1 CSAC) vs. Keystone College Giants (5-5, 4-0 CSAC)
Saturday, January 6, 3pm
Nerney Field House

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Last Meeting: Cavaliers erase halftime deficit to score 103-87 win over Keystone (2/4/2017, Radnor, PA)
The Cavaliers trailed by 11 points with 18 minutes to play, but outscored the Giants 64-39 in the second half on .600 shooting after the break. Three Cavaliers recorded at least 12 points after the break, while the Blue and White outscored 12-0 in second chance points in the second half.

Senior Tyheim Monroe led the Cabrini attack with 29 points on 13-17 shooting and 18 rebounds, while classmate Deryl Bagwell chipped in with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Sophomore Perry Belcher led four Giants in double figure scoring with 21 points, while senior Mark Gilliam added 17 points and six boards.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Second half spurt propels Cavaliers to 89-66 win at Centenary (1/3/2018, Hackettstown, NJ)
Cabrini used a 19-0 run over a five minute span of the second half to pull away from the Cyclones, opening 2018 with an 89-66 win.

With the score tied at 34 at the half, the Cavaliers scored 55 second half points on the strength of a 33-15 rebounding advantage and 12 more field goal attempts.  The Cavaliers also converted 12 second half offensive boards into 19 points, while surrendering just four second chance points for the Cyclones.

Monroe moved to the top of the program's career scoring list, as he paired 28 points and a career high 28 rebounds. The senior eclipsed the previous mark of 1,621 held by Aaron Walton-Moss (2011-15).

Sophomore Keith Blassingale tied a career high with 26 points, while junior Anthony Wright-Downing added 10 points and five boards in his first action of the season

Keystone Last Time Out: Keystone Holds on for 77-76 win over Cairn (1/3/2018, La Plume, PA)
The Giants led by a game high 10 points with just under 10 minutes to play before holding on for a 77-76 win over Cairn to move to 4-0 in CSAC play. Keystone managed just four points over the final 6:58 and held Cairn to 0-4 from the field in the game's final 59 seconds.

Keystone shot just over .400 from the floor in the first half, including 4-20 from three point range, in the first half and trailed 43-39.  The Giants turned the tables in the second half. Despite connecting on just 4-15 from three point range, Keystone held the Highlanders to just 13-32 from the field in the second half.

Sophomore Austin Smith scored a game-high 17 points to lead six Giants with at least seven points in the win. Gilliam added 15 points before fouling out, while sophomore John Kirkpatrick notched 11 points.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• Monroe leads the nation with 18.3 rebounds and 10 double-doubles, while his 23.4 points leads the CSAC and ranks 18th in the country.
• The Cavaliers have won each of their last four meetings against Keystone by an average of 12.25 points.
• Blassingale has scored at least 25 points in Cabrini's last three games and ranks fifth in the CSAC with 17.7 points per game.  
• Junior Ivan Robinson's 5.3 assists are tied for second in the CSAC, while his 2.4 assist to turnover ratio ranks third in the conference.
• The Blue and White boast the CSAC's third highest scoring offense, tallying 84.9 points per game.

5 Factors for Keystone

• Junior JT Bennett averages 14.1 points per game to lead a balanced Keystone attack that features seven players with at least 8.0 points per game.
• Keystone makes the most three pointers in the conference (9.5 per game), while holding opponents to just .294 from three point range.
• Kirkpatrick and Belcher combine for 12.6 of Keystone's 39.5 rebounds per game.
• The Giants have shot north of .400 from the field in each of its five wins and below .400 in its five losses.
• Keystone surrenders 46.9 rebounds per game and has been outrebounded in eight of its 10 games.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Keystone
8-2, 3-1 CSAC	Record	5-5, 4-0 CSAC
84.9	Points per Game	84.7
.430	FG Percentage	.418
.318	3-Point Percentage	.308
.750	FT Percentage	.622
41.3	Rebounds per Game	39.5
14.8	Assists per Game	15.4
1.9	Blocked Shots per Game	2.3
8.1	Steals per Game	9.6
12.2	Turnovers per Game	15.1
	TEAM LEADERS
Tyheim Monroe (23.4)	Points	JT Bennett (14.1)
Tyheim Monroe (18.3)	Rebounds	John Kirkpatrick (6.6)
Ivan Robinson (5.3)	Assists	Mark Gilliam (3.5)
Deryl Bagwell (0.6)	Blocked Shots	Bryan Williams (0.6)
Tyheim Monroe (2.2)	Steals	Mark Gilliam (1.9)