PITTSBURGH – Point Park will look for its fifth win in six games when the Pioneers host West Virginia State on Saturday afternoon in Mountain East Conference action at CCAC. Tip is set for 4 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:
Adults: $10
Youth (Ages 10 and Under): $5
Point Park Faculty/Staff/Students: Free with valid ID
*Cash payment is required (credit cards not accepted)
Storylines
- Point Park enters Saturday with an 8-5 overall mark, and a conference record of 3-4. The Pioneers have performed well at home this season, boasting a record of 6-1 at CCAC.
- Point Park was riding a four-game win streak before a 73-52 defeat against Charleston on Wednesday night.
- At UC, Point Park had 23 bench points, with both Aidan Anderson and Rob Keys reaching double-figures with 10 points apiece.
- Nazareth Fisher recorded 11 rebounds against Charleston, marking his eighth performance with double-digit rebounds (out of 13 games this season). Notably, he has achieved 18 or more rebounds in four of those games, with a season-high of 25 rebounds coming against Wheeling in late November. In conference games, Fisher is averaging 13.4 rebounds per game (leads MEC).
- Point Park has allowed an average of 73.8 points per game this season, which is the second-fewest in the MEC. The Pioneers rank first in the conference in rebounding, averaging 52.2 per game.
- Point Park has two players in the top three of the conference in rebounds per game with Fisher in the #1 spot at 11.7 and Aiden Miller ranking third at 9.5 per game.
- In conference play, Kaden Warner is averaging 14.9 points per game. Warner is averaging 2.3 three-point field goals per game, which ranks fourth in the conference. Additionally, he averages 3.4 assists per game, ranking ninth in the conference.
Scouting West Virginia State
- West Virginia State is sitting in fifth in the conference with a 6-6 overall record and a 3-3 conference mark. The Yellow Jackets are 3-3 at home and 3-3 on the road this season.
- This will be the first conference game of 2025 for West Virginia State.
- West Virginia State ranks fourth in the conference, averaging 85.9 points per game.
- West Virginia State has four players averaging double-figures, led by Jaedaun Slack at 16.6 points per game. Miguel Martinez follows at 15.3 points per game.
