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GC Men's Basketball (6-3) takes on 2014 NCAA Final Four participant USC Aiken (5-4) on the road in both teams' Peach Belt Conference opener Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

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Last meeting's 91-70 loss most points given up by the Bobcats at home in 2013-14

Bobcats are 2-2 in away games this season and 0-1 on Wednesdays this year

Terrell Harris passed 1,000 pts this season, 512 at Mars Hill freshman year, 452 last yr and 117 more this yr; 579 points at GC all-time

41 points for Fort Valley Nov. 24 fewest given up by GC since Carson-Newman College had 30 on Nov. 19, 2010

4 different players each have 2- 20-point games this season: Terrell Harris (3) Larrentis Thomas (2) Dwight Anderson (2) Ryan Blumenthal (2)

GC nation's #5 in defensive FG % at 37.0; Chowan leads 33.9

GC Series W-L: 25-21 • Streak: L3 • Last meeting: L, 91-70 1/22/14 at home

LAST TIME THEY MET: USCA 91, GC 70 (1/22/14, Milledgeville, Ga.)
The Bobcats (7-9) led by as many as 9 early in the 1st half, but couldn't hold off #13 USCA's (16-2) three-point barrage  ... The Pacers knocked down 13-of-26 (.500) from long range ... GC got 21 points from Royal Thomas, 14 from Aaron Robinson, 12 from Larrentis Thomas and 10 from Ryan Blumenthal ... The Bobcats were out-rebounded 39-18, including 11-3 on the offensive glass ... USCA never trailed after nabbing the lead at the 3:11 mark in the first half

MOST RECENT OUTINGS:
GM 9: AU 58, GC 57 (Dec. 13): Anderson's Chris Ross had a put-back lay-in with 4.7 seconds left for the game-winning bucket ... 58 points is the least given up by GC in a loss this season,  and the lowest in a loss since Jan. 4, 2012 at Columbus State, 53-52 ... Ryan Blumenthal led the Bobcats with 12 points, Terrell Harris adding 10

GM 8: GC 76, FVSU 68 (Dec. 6): Georgia College trailed by as many as 18 in the second half but went on a 25-6 run to take lead with 1:48 left ... The Bobcats outscored the Wildcats 15-7 in overtime ... Double-doubles from Terrell Harris (20pts, 10reb) and Larrentis Thomas (14pts, 13reb)

DEFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS SEASON
The Bobcats have lost just three games this season, by a combined total of three points

Held 7 of the last 8 opponents to under 40 percent shooting, including 23 percent from FVSU Nov. 24 and 31 percent from Albany State Nov. 19

Rank first in the PBC in opponent shooting (.370), and opponent 3-point shooting (.276) while also positioned second in blocks/game (4.9); Team leader in blocks is Rio McMillian at 20, good for second in the PBC; Kelvin Nwanze is 4th at 14

The Bobcats have out-rebounded their opponents in 7 of the 9 games this year, including a season-best +20 against FVSU (61-41)

OFFENSIVE TRENDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Their shooting percentage has been above 40 percent in 6 of the 9 games this season; the best effort came in the season-opening win over Queens, an impressive 50 percent (31-62)

Georgia College has either matched or put up more assists than its opponents in 7 of the 9 games, the biggest gap was a +9 (15-7) against FVSU Nov. 24

Bobcats hit 50 percent from the floor, 50 percent from three point and 89 percent from the charity stripe in the win over Queens to start the year

THOMAS ON THE REBOUND
Larrentis Thomas has put up double-digit boards in 5 of the last 7 contests, and is now averaging 10.3 rebounds per game, good for third in the PBC

At his current rate, Thomas would finish the season with 288 caroms, which would rank fifth in school history and post a new NCAA-era record for GC men's basketball

HE'S DWIGHT GOOD
Junior Dwight Anderson lit up Clark Atlanta for 22 points in the loss at home Nov. 22, hitting 8-15 shooting

He nearly matched that number in the win over Albany State Dec. 2, netting 21 points on 7-of-15

The Minnesota native enjoys home cooking, scoring 18.3 per game