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GC Men's Basketball (9-13, 3-10 PBC) travels to Columbus State University (17-3, 11-2 PBC) looking to break a two-game slide against their longtime rivals

SERIES
GC Series W-L: 23-46 • Streak: W4 • Last meeting: L, 91-90 1/10/15 home

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The Bobcats dropped a 91-90 decision Jan. 10, missing a potential game-winner at the buzzer

Bobcats are 5-6 in road games this season and 2-8 on Saturdays this year

Terrell Harris passed 1,000 pts this season, 512 at Mars Hill freshman year, 452 last yr and 360 more this yr; 812 points at GC all-time

4 different players each have 3- 20-point games this season: Terrell Harris (8) Larrentis Thomas (3) Dwight Anderson (3) Ryan Blumenthal (5)

Latest rankings: GC nation's #19 rebounds, #35 in defensive field-goal percentage and #40 in blocks

GC's 90pts in loss to CSU this year, most in regulation loss since 2/19/03 also against CSU

LAST TIME THEY MET: CSU 91, GC 90 (1/10/15, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.)
The Bobcats (8-7, 2-4 PBC) lost an offensive battle to Columbus State (11-2, 5-1 PBC) ... Bobcats had a game-winning attempt rattle out at the buzzer ... GC led by as much as 18 in the 2nd half, CSU turned it on with a 9-11 effort from 3pt range in second half alone ... Terrell Harris 29pts, 11-18 shooting ... Larrentis Thomas 11pts, 10reb 8th double-double this season ... Ryan Blumenthal scored 18pts, 13 in first half ... Dwight Anderson 11pts, 5ast

MOST RECENT OUTINGS:
GM 22: GRU 64, GC 50 (FEB. 4): Bobcats fall to rival GRU Augusta in defensive battle ... Larrentis Thomas, 10th double-double of season with 19pts, career-best 16reb, 8-11 from the floor ... Terrell Harris 17pts, 5reb, 6-6 from FT line ... Rest of team scored 14pts combined, 2 from bench ... Rio McMillian blocked 4 shots, 44 now on season, ranks 4th in school history ... Bobcats out-rebounded GRU 37-28

GM 21: FMU 85, GC 70 (Jan. 31): Despite 20pts from Ryan Blumenthal and 4 scorers with 10+, GC lost by double-digits to FMU ... Blumenthal had 5 3-pointers in the first half ... GC shot a cool 33 % in the 2nd half to let FMU pull away ... Larrentis Thomas 16pts, Terrell Harris 13, Dwight Anderson 10 ... Patriots had a big 44-29 advantage in rebounds

DEFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS SEASON
Rank second in the PBC in opponent shooting (.408), 4th in opponent 3-point shooting (.333), and 5th in rebounds per game (39.4)

The Bobcats have out-rebounded their opponents in 13 of the 22 games this year, including a season-best +20 against FVSU (61-41); GC beat GRU 37-28 last game

OFFENSIVE TRENDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
GC's shooting percentage has been above 40 percent in 14 of the 22 games this season; the best effort came in the win at GSW, an impressive 52 percent (26-50)

THOMAS ON THE REBOUND
Larrentis Thomas has put up double-digit boards in 10 games this season, and is now averaging 9.4 rebounds per game, good for third in the PBC

At his current rate, Thomas would finish the season with 263 caroms, which would rank ninth in school history and pass his season-best of 247 that took 10th last year

Thomas has 454 career rebounds in his two seasons, just 27 from the school's career top-10

Saturday's matchup features the #1 and #3 rebounders in the PBC in Thomas and Columbus State's DeAngelo Kirkland

RE-JEC-TED
Rio McMillian swatted four more shots in the loss to GRU Augusta Wednesday, giving him 44 on the season, good for 3rd in the PBC

The junior ranks fourth in school history, tied with Jeremy Mayweather's effort in the 05-06 season; up next is Aaron Clark in the #3 spot with 47 during 05-06

ALMOST THERE
The Bobcats are averaging a 7.2 point differential in their 13 losses this season
GC has dropped 6 games by one possession, and lost 3 OT games