For the sixth straight season, Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team will appear in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Final Four, as the second-seeded Chargers will meet the third-seeded SUNY Poly Wildcats in Saturday's NEAC Semifinals. Lancaster Bible has hosted four of the past six NEAC Men's Basketball Final Fours, and will play on the road in the playoffs for just the second time in the team's eight years in the conference.
 
SUNY Poly advanced to the NEAC Semifinals by defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 72-51in Tuesday's NEAC Quarterfinals, while the other NEAC Semifinal will feature top-seeded Morrisville State and the fourth-seed Penn St. Abington Nittany Lions.
 
Team Records
SUNY Poly: 14-12, 10-6 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 14-11, 11-5 NEAC
 
Regular Season Meeting
Lancaster Bible trailed by seven, 36-29, at the half, and then by as many as nine midway through the second half, before making a run, and tying the game at 52-52 with 6:48 to play…The game remained tied in the final minutes, before a dunk by Quentin Davis put the Chargers ahead, 66-64 with 1:12 to play, and the Chargers never trailed again, as Britton Beachy and Isaac Beers sank free throws down the stretch to clinch the game…Redell Freeman had 22 points to lead the Wildcats, while Josh Gregory added 19…Benny Raymond paced the Chargers with 15 points, as he was 5-of-8 from beyond the arc…Davis had 14 points and seven boards for the Chargers, while Alex Whitt added 12 points.
 
How They Got Here
SUNY Poly: The Wildcats defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 72-51 on Tuesday in Utica, N.Y…SUNY Poly led by five at halftime, and then outscored the Fighting Tigers, 45-29 in the second half to secure the victory…Gregory had 23 points in the win, while Freeman added 19 points.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers earned a bye to the NEAC Semifinals thanks to winning the NEAC South Division…Lancaster Bible finished 8-2 in NEAC South Division play, and 11-5 overall in NEAC play.
 
Statistically Speaking
SUNY Poly: The Wildcats average 73.7 points a game, as Gregory leads the way with 21.4 points per contest…Freeman averages 17.8 points per game, as the two are the only players who average in double figures…SUNY Poly shoots 43.6 percent from the floor, and 35.4 percent from 3-point range…The Wildcats also pull down 38.1 rebounds per contest.
 
Lancaster Bible: Lancaster Bible is averaging 73.8 points per game, with Davis leading the team at 15.8 points per contest…Jordan Shewbridge is next on the Chargers with 14 points per game, while Luke Beers is also in double figures with 10 points per contest…The Chargers are shooting 43.1 percent from the field, and 33.9 percent from beyond the arc…Lancaster Bible is averaging 38.3 rebounds per game.
 
Team Notes
SUNY Poly: The Wildcats have won eight games in a row, and 10 of their past 11 contests…The last loss for SUNY Poly came on Jan. 23 at Morrisville State…SUNY Poly is 1-2 this season in neutral site games, and 6-10 in all games away from Utica, N.Y…The Wildcats have lost three of their last four games to Lancaster Bible…SUNY Poly hasn't advanced to the NEAC Final since the 2009-10 season when the Wildcats defeated Wells, 99-71 for their second straight NEAC Championship…Josh Gregory and Redell Freeman were each named to the NEAC All-Conference First Team.
 
Lancaster Bible: Despite winning the NEAC South Division, the Chargers have struggled since defeating Morrisville State on Feb. 2, as the team has lost four of five games…The Chargers are 6-3 all-time against SUNY Poly…Lancaster Bible is 0-1 in neutral site games this season, and 6-7 in all games away from Horst Athletic Center…The Chargers have played in each of the past five NEAC Finals, and have gone 2-3 in those contests…Lancaster Bible is 5-0 all-time in the NEAC Semifinals…Quentin Davis was named to the NEAC All-Conference First Team, while Jordan Shewbridge earned NEAC All-Conference Third Team honors.
 
Other NEAC Semifinal
#4 Penn St. Abington at #1 Morrisville State, 2 p.m.
 
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