GAME INFO
Thursday, Feb. 20 -- vs Presbyterian (Millis Center) 7 p.m.
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The High Point University men's basketball team (8-19, 5-9 Big South) welcomes Presbyterian (9-18, 6-8 Big South) to Millis Center on Thursday (Feb. 20) in a Big South Conference tilt.
 
Last Time Out
The Panthers are coming off of a 62-54 win over USC Upstate last Saturday (Feb. 15) in High Point. HPU was led by freshman John-Michael Wright, who scored 15 of his team-leading 18 points in the second half. Fellow classmate Eric Coleman Jr. also chipped in with a season-best 16 points.
 
Matchup History
The Panthers are 19-10 in the series history against PC, winning eight out of the last ten. Presbyterian bested HPU in their last meeting earlier this season, 77-62.
 
Across the Bench
The Blue Hose are coming off of an 89-88 loss to Winthrop last Saturday and currently in a three-game losing streak, also suffering losses to Radford and Campbell. Chris Martin had 26 points and shot 8-12 from the floor in last Saturday's defeat.
 
Big South Conference preseason all-conference team member Cory Hightower leads PC with 13.4 points per game and 5.8 rebounds a game, while Martin chips in with an 11.2 scoring average and leads the squad with 76 assists.
 
PC is coached by Quinton Ferrell, who is in his first season at Presbyterian. As a player Ferrell helped get PC to a NCAA Division II appearance in 2005 and two 20-win seasons. 
 
Up Next: HPU heads back on the road this Saturday (Feb. 22) when it travels to Longwood at 7 p.m.
 
 
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