PITTSBURGH – Point Park will play its final game in the month of November, hosting Wheeling University on Tuesday evening at CCAC. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.
Tickets:
Tickets for all Point Park men's and women's basketball home games will be available on game day only at CCAC-Allegheny (presale is not available). Ticket prices are listed below:
* Cash payment is required (credit cards not accepted).
Adults: $10
Youth (Ages 10 and under): $5
Point Park Faculty/Staff/Students: Free with valid ID
Storylines:
- Point Park is still in search of its first victory against a MEC opponent after falling to seventh-ranked West Liberty by a score of 88-80 on Saturday on the road. The Pioneers now hold a 0-2 record in the conference and are 3-3 overall. Point Park has played the most games overall in the conference with six.
- Point Park had 25 turnovers against West Liberty as the Hilltoppers converted 28 points off those turnovers en-route to Saturday's victory.
- Nazareth Fisher recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 22 rebounds and a career-high in points with 30 against West Liberty.
- Fisher leads the MEC in rebounds with 74, averaging 12.3 per game.
- Point Park leads the MEC in combined team rebounds with an average of 52.8 per game, including 18.2 offensive rebounds and 34.6 defensive rebounds per game.
- For the second time this season, Aidan Anderson reached his season-high with 14 points against West Liberty.
- Kaden Warner is leading Point Park in scoring at 18.3 points per game, along with 3.7 assists per outing. He ranks third in the MEC in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 44.4 percent.
- Point Park is 1-1 this season following a loss. Point Park is averaging 84.8 points with a narrow scoring margin of +5.5.
Scouting Wheeling:
- Wheeling is 2-2 on the season after coming off a 75-74 victory over Salem University on Saturday. This will be the Cardinals' first conference matchup of the season, as well as their first time playing a true road game.
- Wheeling has three players averaging double-figures this season, led by senior Sean Ealy at 13.3 points per game. Tee Harris Jr., a 6-foot-7 forward, is just behind Ealy averaging 13.0 points, while leading the team in rebounding at 8.5 per game.
- Wheeling ranks first in the conference in free throw percentage, shooting 77.9 percent (74-of-95). The team has six players shooting .900 or better from the free-throw line.
- The Cardinals have a -7 rebounding margin this season.