Men's Basketball Set for Rematch with Stony Brook Tuesday
1/5/2015 1:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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TUE., JAN. 6 - 7 P.M. |
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COLUMBIA'S STATUS
The Lions will look to get back on track following a 72-64 loss at St. Francis Brooklyn a week ago. The Terriers led from start to finish and forced Columbia into a season-high 15 turnovers, leading to 22 points. Maodo Lo led four players in double figures with 17 points.
STONY BROOK'S STATUS
The Seawolves are winners of four-straight, including a stunning upset of No. 13 Washington on the road. The Seawolves most recently knocked off New Hampshire, 71-61, on Jan. 3.
SERIES HISTORY
After Stony Brook's 57-56 win in both teams' season-openers, the Seawolves took the lead in the all-time series, 7-6. The Lions and Stony Brook have alternated wins and losses over the past five meetings, dating back to 2009.
COLUMBIA VS. THE AMERICA EAST
Against teams currently in the America East, the Lions hold a record of 14-18. Columbia' s most common opponent is the Seawolves, who they have played 13 times.
MOBB DEEP
During a three-game stretch against Hofstra, UConn and Colgate, the Lions' bench outscored its opponents' reserves, 79-16. Against Hofstra Columbia held a 33-4 edge in bench points. At UConn, the trio of Jeff Coby, Steve Frankoski and Luke Petrasek teamed up for 27 of Columbia's 29 bench scoring. The Lions posted a 17-0 edge in bench points, including 13 from Frankoski, in their win over Colgate.
AGENT 0
First-year Kyle Castlin has scored in double figures in his last two contests, including a 16-point performance at St. Francis on Dec. 30 that earned him Ivy League Player of the Week honors for the second time. Castlin's scoring average of 9.3 points per game leads all Ancient Eight rookies.
TRENDING UPWARD
After a slow shooting start, Columbia looks like it is returning to its 2013-14 form, converting on .449 of its attempts from the field and .369 from beyond the arc in its last six games. In their first six games, the Lions were just shooting at a .409 clip overall and .296 from downtown.
FRANKIE SAYS RELAX
A big reason for the Lions' spike in shooting has been the play of Steve Frankoski. In his last four games, the tri-captain is averaging 11.5 points off the bench, while shooting 58.5 percent from the floor and 10-of-20 from beyond the arc. His hot stretch has moved him up to sixth on the all-time 3-point field goal list (143) and is eight shy of cracking the top-five.
GLUE GUY
Every team needs one and that's what the Lions have in junior Isaac Cohen. The 6-4 guard is currently leads the Ivy League in assists at 4.8 per game and is pulling down 6.2 rebounds per game, which is the best among guards in the Ancient Eight.
MORE ON IKE
Cohen's 10 assists against Colgate was the most for a Lion since Brian Barbour posted 12 against Elon on Dec. 29, 2012. He also handed out five or more assists in Columbia's first five games this season, the longest stretch for a Columbia player since Barbour accomplished the feat in six-straight spanning two seasons (last five games of 2011-12 and first game of 2012-13). The Orlando, Florida, native also had 10 rebounds in back-to-back contests against Lehigh and FDU, becoming the first player to record double-figure rebounds in consecutive games since Mark Cisco hauled in 10 or more in three-straight during Ivy League play in 2012.
SWITCHING IT UP
Columbia changed its starting lineup for the first time against Colgate on Dec. 28, inserting Jeff Coby into the first five in place of Chris McComber. Against St. Francis on Dec. 30, Petrasek entered the starting lineup for Coby, who missed the game due to personal reasons.
KLEPTOMANIAC
Maodo Lo set a new personal standard with five steals against Wagner on Nov. 18. He became the first Lion to record five or more swipes since Brian Barbour was credited with five steals against Brown in March of 2013. He is currently leading the Ancient Eight and is 16th in the NCAA in the category, averaging 2.3 swipes per contest.
THE LIONS' DEN
So far, the Lions are continuing their home dominance with a 6-1 record and have won three of those games by double figures. Last season, Columbia won 14 games in Levien Gymnasium, the most since the building opened its doors in 1974. The Lions are now 20-5 at home in the last two years and in the Kyle Smith era, they are 43-21.
