THE OPENING TIP 
Welcoming back former head coach Nick Patella for the first time this season, Davis & Elkins men's basketball is set for a key conference matchup with West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. D&E recently announced that Saturday's game is a Code Red doubleheader and the men's team will partner with the Go 4 The Goal Foundation for a Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer game. Donations will be accepted for the foundation in the lobby of the McDonnell Center.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION 

• Game 18: Davis & Elkins vs West Virginia Wesleyan
• When: Saturday, January 25 (4:00 PM)
• Game Promotions: Code Red, Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer Game
• Where: McDonnell Center - Elkins, W. Va.
• Records: Davis & Elkins (5-12, 3-8 MEC); West Virginia Wesleyan (6-11, 5-6 MEC)
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AROUND THE LEAGUE

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SERIES HISTORY

• All-Time Series: Davis & Elkins leads 5-3 (as of 2011)
• Last Meeting: December 5, 2016 – Davis & Elkins 79, WV Wesleyan 78 (OT) | Recap | Box Score
• How It Happened: Teron Owens' layup at the buzzer forced overtime and Wesley Sprinkle's three pointer with seven seconds left gave the Davis & Elkins College men's basketball team a 79-78 win over West Virginia Wesleyan in nonconference action at the McDonnell Center.

 
DAVIS & ELKINS NOTES 

• Davis & Elkins rallied late but ran out of time in a tough 76-73 loss to Fairmont State on Wednesday night. The total margin of victory between the two meetings this season was a combined six points.
• Donte Doleman registered 17 points last time out against the Falcons. He has scored 10 or more points in 15 games this season.
• Doleman leads the team with 18.2 points/game and 21 steals this season.
• Patrick Wilburn collected his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds in an extended 32 minutes of action. The 13 rebounds were also a career best for Wilburn.
• Emre Yildirim provided a barrage of three pointers early, finishing with 13 points against Fairmont State. He was just one shy of a season best, set earlier this year on the road against West Virginia State.
• Tyler Twyman played a season-high 26 minutes off the bench for D&E, logging eight points against Fairmont. He has played 15 or more minutes in each of the last six outings.
• Myles Monroe missed the last game for D&E, but ranks third on the squad in scoring average (13.6) and second in rebounding average (5.8).
• Erkam Kiris is averaging 18.3 points/game, 8.3 rebounds/game and 31.3 minutes/game over the last three contests. He registered three blocks against Fairmont State, his most in a game since December 7.
• D&E has been limited with personnel over the last few games, playing with just around seven healthy players over the last week or so.

SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN

• WVWC enters Saturday in seventh place in the MEC standings with a 5-6 conference mark.
• The Bobcats suffered a last-second loss to Frostburg State, 76-74, despite a career-high 34 points from Dusan Vicentic.
• Vicentic (16.5 PPG) is one of four players averaging double figures for the Bobcats, along with Daylin Lee (13.6 PPG), Ross Young (12.3 PPG) and Luka Petrovic (11.4 PPG).
• The Bobcats have collected four of their six victories on the road this season.
• Petrovic is second in the MEC with 5.3 assists/game, while Vicentic ranks third in the league in rebounding average (8.4).
• After starting his career as a graduate assistant for WVWC, Nick Patella spent four seasons as the head coach with the D&E men's program before returning to Buckhannon.
• The Bobcats are dealing with a tough stretch, going 1-4 over the last five games. Two of those losses were by two points or less, but the lone victory was against Concord, who handled Davis & Elkins back on January 18.

 

Updated #MECMBB standings heading into this weekend's action pic.twitter.com/x4cCeMCB8N

— Mountain East Conf. (@TheMountainEast) January 24, 2020

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