The Malone University men's basketball will take on cross-town rival, Walsh University, on Saturday. The game will tip-off at 1:00pm at Osborne Hall.

Game Day

1/20 Malone vs. Walsh - 1:00pm

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Series History

Walsh has won 75 of the 115 matchups between the two teams. The Pioneers are looking for their first win against the Cavaliers since the 2011-2012 season.

Malone Notes - Schedule | Roster | Statistics

Record: 12-6 (5-5)

• The Pioneers have won three straight games in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference over Kentucky Wesleyan (88-58), Lake Erie (66-57), and Ohio Valley (78-69).

• Nate Sheppard scored a season-high 31 points against Ohio Valley on Monday. Sheppard added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Mitchell Spotleson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double of his own.

• In the team's 88-58 win over Kentucky Wesleyan, the Pioneers got double-digit scoring from four players (Sheppard, Spotleson, Ty Jordan, and Djuro Pantos). Jordan led the way with 20 points.

• The Pioneers are currently out-scoring their opponents by over ten points per contest, the third highest scoring margin in the conference. Malone is holding opponents to 40.7% from the field, the best defensive field-goal percentage in the conference. The Pioneers have made the most three-pointers in the conference (189) at the highest percentage (38.3%) in the conference.

• Ty Jordan is leading the conference in free-throw percentage (85.2%) and three-pointers made (57). He is also top-five in points per game (20.1) and steals (1.6).

Walsh Notes - Schedule | Roster | Statistics

Record: 10-4 (6-3)

• The Cavaliers are currently third in the conference standings, trailing Findlay (11-0) and Hillsdale (7-3).

• Walsh had won four straight conference games before dropping a game to Lake Erie on Saturday. Walsh dug a big hole early in the contest, trailing 42-28 at the half. The team battled back, but were unable to complete the comeback, falling 83-79. The team bounced back with a non-conference win over Bluefield State on Monday.

• Walsh has four players averaging double-digit scoring so far this season. Freshman, Bo Furcon, is leading the team with 15.5 points per game. Chandler Vaudrin, a 6'7 sophomore guard from Lake, is averaging 15.5 points per contest. Darryl Straughter, a 5'9 freshman guard from Canton McKinley, is averaging 11.4 points per game. Sterling Christy, a 6'7 junior, is averaging 11.3 points per game.

• Walsh is leading the conference in scoring, putting up 84.4 points per game. They lead the conference in scoring margin (+14.5) as well. The Cavaliers lead in field-goal percentage at 49.6%. They are out-rebounding their opponents by a conference-leading 10.6 rebounds per game. Malone is second in that department by out-rebounding opponents by 4.9 boards per game. The Cavaliers lead in blocks per game (6.0) and are second in steals per game (8.6).