MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 | 7 P.M. | LEVIEN GYMNASIUM
HOWARD (7-6)
COLUMBIA (8-5)
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THE STORYLINES
COLUMBIA’S STATUS
The Lions are back in action after a 14-day break for finals and will look to build on a four game winning streak. Columbia knocked off defending NEC Champions Robert Morris on Dec. 14.
HOWARD’S STATUS
The Bison have dropped three of their last four and are coming off a 72-52 defeat at Central Michigan on Dec. 22.
Howard brings in the nation’s top scorer, James Daneil, who is posting 28.4 points per game, and has taken and attempted the most free throws (116-131) in NCAA Division I. Marcel Boyd is pulling down 9.4 rebounds per contest.
SERIES HISTORY
Monday will be the first meeting between the schools.
COLUMBIA VS. THE MEAC
The Lions are 4-3 against teams currently in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Columbia’s most common foe is North Carolina Central, who they have faced three times (0-3). The Lions will also take on Maryland-Eastern Shore from the MEAC on Jan. 6.
2,5000TH GAME
Monday’s contest marks the 2,500th game in the 115 year history of the program.
ANOTHER RECORD FOR THE CHAIRMAN
Senior Maodo Lo added to his list of Columbia records, tying the Levien Gymnasium mark with eight made 3-pointers against Robert Morris on Dec. 14. He tied the mark initially set by Dragutin Kravic, who knocked down eight from beyond the arc against Yale in March of 2004.
THE FORCE AWAKENS
Junior Luke Petrasek buried a game-winning 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left to propel Columbia to a 72-71 win at Manhattan on Dec. 9. Petrasek netted a career-high 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting against the Jaspers. He followed that up with a career-high five rejections to go with nine points and seven boards against NJIT to secure Ivy League and Metropolitan Player of the Week honors on Dec. 14.
LIONS SWEEP ‘CHAMPIONS’ WEEK
Columbia closed out the fall semester with a trio of high-quality opponents. The Lions picked up three wins over the likes of two-time defending MAAC Champions Manhattan, NJIT, who reached the semifinals of the 2015 CIT Saturday and last year’s NEC Champions, Robert Morris.
FROM DOWNTOWN
Columbia has been relient on the 3-point shot this season with over half (48.1 percent) of its attempts coming from beyond the arc. The Lions’ 351 attempts are the 11th most and 133 makes are eighth highest in the NCAA. In addition, their 10.2 per game put them 17th in that category.
UP NEXT...
AT STONY BROOK
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 | 7 P.M.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. | ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ARENA
The Seawolves are winners of three-straight heading into their Monday night contest at NJIT. Stony Brook faced off against Columbia twice last season in a non-conference home-and-home. The Seawolves took both games.
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