The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team hosts Wilson in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinals Saturday afternoon, as the Chargers look to advance to the NEAC Final for the fifth straight season, while Wilson is looking to make its first appearance in the NEAC title game.
 
Team Records:
Wilson: 20-6, 13-3 NEAC…Finished second in NEAC South Division
Lancaster Bible: 21-5, 15-1 NEAC…South Division Champion, NEAC Final Four host
 
How They Got Here:
Wilson: The Phoenix are in the midst of the finest season in the young program's history, as Wilson is competing in just its fourth season of varsity men's basketball...The Phoenix are one of just two teams in the NEAC (Lancaster Bible is the other), that have won 20 games this season, as Wilson won just 16 games over the first three years of its program history...Wilson has won eight straight games, and 14 of 15, with the only loss coming to Lancaster Bible on Jan. 24...Wilson defeated Gallaudet, 75-73 in the NEAC Quarterfinals on Tuesday night in Chambersburg, Pa.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers defeated Penn St. Abington in the NEAC Quarterfinals, 83-68 on Tuesday night at Horst Athletic Center...Lancaster Bible has won 13 of 14 games since early January, and avenged its only regular season conference loss with the victory over Penn St. Abington on Tuesday...The Chargers have 20 or more wins for the fourth time in five seasons, and are hosting the NEAC Final Four for the fourth time in five years as well.
 
Regular Season Matchups:
Nov. 28, 2017 (at LBC -- LBC, W, 97-57): The Chargers and Phoenix battled back-and-forth during the opening 20 minutes, as each team held a handful of leads, though Lancaster Bible took a 42-38 lead into the break...It was a one-sided affair in the second half however, as the Chargers outscored the Phoenix, 55-19 in the second 20 minutes, and pulled away for an easy 40-point win...Lancaster Bible used a 27-3 run over an eight-minute span in the second half to blow the game open...Junior Quentin Davis had 20 points on 10-of-11 shooting to pace the Chargers, as he led five players in double figures...Senior Herbie Brown added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while fellow senior Bill Livezey had 12 points...Junior Christo Majok and sophomore Luke Beers each had 10 points...Rashaan Bean had a team-high 18 points for Wilson.

Jan. 24, 2018 (at WIL -- LBC, W, 76-75): Lancaster Bible led by as many as six early in the first half, but a late 13-2 run by the Phoenix propelled them to a seven-point halftime lead, 38-31...Wilson extended its lead to as many as nine two different times in the opening five minutes of the second half, but the Chargers answered with a 12-0 run over a five minute span that saw the visitors take a 54-51 lead on a jumper from Livezey...The teams battled back-and-forth the rest of the way, and Wilson's Zachary Powell tied the game at 72-72 with a 3-pointer with 2:16 to play...Free throws from Herbie Brown and fellow senior Jalen Archer gave Lancaster Bible a four-point lead with nine seconds to play, but Christian Cole cut Wilson's deficit to one, 76-75 on a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining...Lancaster Bible missed a free throw with a second to play, but Wilson couldn't get a last-second heave to fall, and the Chargers hung on to win by one...Herbie Brown had a game-high 21 points to pace the Chargers, while Majok added 16 points and seven boards...Willie McDowell led four Wilson players in double figures with 19 points.
 
Information Hodge Podge:
Wilson: The Phoenix are the highest scoring team in the NEAC this season, as Wilson averages 82.7 points per game...Wilson has scored 90 or more points in a game seven times this season...The Phoenix are 10-4 in games away from home this season, including 9-4 in true road games...Wilson has won eight straight road games, and hasn't lost on the road since a 92-66 setback to NCAA Division II foe Shippensburg on Dec. 19...Five players are averaging double figures for Wilson, including Keion Adams (15.0), Bean (14.7), Powell (13.8), Ian Frazier (11.6), and McDowell (11.2)...Adams was named to the NEAC All-Conference First Team, while Bean and McDowell earned Third Team recognition...Wilson and Lancaster Bible were the only two schools to have three all-conference players...This is Wilson's first time in the NEAC Semifinals.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers are 11-2 at home this season, including 9-0 at home against NEAC opponents…Lancaster Bible was the best defensive team in the conference this season, allowing just 70.4 points per game, thus Saturday's semifinal features the conference's best offensive team (Wilson), and its best defensive team (Lancaster Bible)...Herbie Brown was named to the NEAC All-Conference First Team for the second straight season on Thursday, while Majok and Davis were named to the Second Team...Head Coach Zach Filzen was named Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons...Despite being third in points scored in the NEAC, Lancaster Bible has the best shooting percentage in the NEAC at 47.3 percent...This the fifth straight season the Chargers have been in the NEAC Semifinals and the team is 4-0 in its previous four trips to the semifinal round, including 3-0 at home in the NEAC Semifinals.
 
How to Watch: Saturday's game can be seen live at the following link: NEAC Semifinals - Wilson vs. Lancaster Bible ... Saturday's second semifinal features SUNY Poly and Morrisville State and can be seen at the same link.