Dec. 4 • vs. Saint Joseph's • 7 p.m. | Dec. 6 • vs. Delaware • 2 p.m.
Saint Joseph's (4-2)
Columbia (4-4)
Delaware (3-2)
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THE STORYLINES
COLUMBIA'S STATUS
The Lions picked up their first road win of the season, a 72-61 triumph at Bucknell Wednesday. Maodo Lo scored 23 points and Luke Petrasek added 14 off the bench to combine for eight of Columbia's 11 3-pointers.
SAINT JOSEPH'S STATUS
The Hawks have dropped two of their last three, falling to Florida and Villanova in between a 66-64 win against Old Dominion.
Isaiah Miles leads the squad, averaging 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY... SAINT JOSEPH'S
This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools.
COLUMBIA VS. THE ATLANTIC 10
The Lions hold a 33-66 record against teams currently in the Atlantic 10. Columbia's most common A10 foe is Fordham, who they are 28-50 against.
DELAWARE'S STATUS
The Blue Hens have alternated wins and losses through their first five games. Delaware hosts USF Thursday in its final non-conference home match of the year.
Cazmon Hayes leads three players who averaged double-figures in scoring at 13.5 per contest. He also averageds 7.0 rebounds. Marvin King-Davis hauls in 8.6 rebounds per game and Kory Holden is dishing out 5.6. assists.
SERIES HISTORY... DELAWARE
This will be the sixth meeting in the last seven years between the schools and the Bison hold a 4-3 edge in the all-time series. The Lions won last season's meeting, 61-39, but have never won in Lewisburg in three previous tries.
COLUMBIA VS. THE CAA
The Lions are 6-19 all-time agains teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Conference. Columbia has faced Hofstra 10 times (2-8), the most of any CAA squad.
DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE?
Columbia has been sharing the ball well all season and are averaging 17.4 assists per game to lead the Ivy League and rank 33rd in the NCAA. The Lions assisted on 18 of their 20 field goals in a win over Bucknell on Dec. 2.
FROM DOWNTOWN
Columbia has been relient on the 3-point shot this season with over half (51.1 percent) of its attempts coming from beyond the arc. The Lions 232 attempts are fifth in the NCAA and rank fourth in the nation in total makes (90) and fifth makes per game (11.3). Individually, Grant Mullins' 23 connections from 3-point range puts him 28th in the country.
FAMILIAR FACE
Saint Joseph's senior forward Skylar Scrivano was a member of Columbia from 2011-13. Scrivano missed his freshman year due to an injury and saw action in 11 games in 2012-13 before transferring to Rider and then the Hawks prior to 2014-15. He is currently out battling an achilles injury.
