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D.J. Harrison Posted A Double-Double Of 14 Points And 11 Rebounds Against Livingstone On Wed., Feb. 20. He Is One Of Five SAU Seniors Who Will Be Recognized On Saturday Against FSU.

Men's Basketball 2/22/2019 7:15:00 PM Office of Sports Information

SAU Men's Basketball Hosts Fayetteville State Saturday On Senior Day (Feb. 23)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 22) – Saint Augustine's University concludes the regular season with a CIAA men's basketball game against Fayetteville State University at Emery Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 23. Game time is 6 p.m.

Five Falcons will be recognized on Senior Day. They are Ishmael Baldwin (Kinston, NC), Tyre Gathright (Wilmington, NC), D.J. Harrison (Winston-Salem, NC) Craig McDaniel (Holly Springs, NC) and Carnell Norfleet (Williamston, NC).

Both the Falcons and Broncos are trying to avoid the No. 7 Southern Division seed in next week's CIAA Tournament. They enter the contest tied for fifth with Johnson C. Smith University. The Falcons can finish the regular season as high as fourth in the division with a win.

Below is more info about the contest:

ADMISSION
$13 on game day for the men's and women's doubleheader. $8.50 for faculty/staff, senior citizens, military personnel, visiting students with valid ID and children ages 6-12. Free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages five and under (per one paying adult).

LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS
Click HERE for live video or go to saintaugfalcons.com or theciaasn.com (CIAA Sports Network).

Click HERE for live stats or go to saintaugfalcons.com.

RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University (4-7 Southern Division, 9-16 overall); Fayetteville State University (4-7 Southern Division, 6-18 overall).

FALCON FACTS
- The Falcons lead the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (39.6).

- The Falcons rank fourth in the CIAA in points allowed (72.0).

- Tyre Gathright ranks third in the CIAA in points per game (20.6) and sixth in field goal percentage (45.8). He averages 22.5 points in conference matchups.

- Jalen Gaddy (Jr./Raleigh, NC) is tied for sixth in the conference in three-point field goals per game (2.2).

SCOUTING FAYETTEVILLE STATE
- The Broncos rank fourth in the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (35.4).

- The Broncos are fourth in the conference in turnover margin (0.32).

- JaQuel Richmond leads the Broncos in points per game (16.7).

- Denzell Hosch is tied for fourth in the conference in three-point field goals per game (2.4).

LAST MEETING AT EMERY GYMNASIUM
Tyre Gathright scored 22 points as Saint Augustine's University shot a season-high 58.5 percent to rout Fayetteville State University 75-53 on Feb. 3, 2018. Quincy January added 16 points and seven rebounds and Ishmael Baldwin scored 12 points for the Falcons.

LAST MEETING
Tyre Gathright scored 19 points and Jalen Gaddy added 17 points for Saint Augustine's University, but a late lead slipped away from the Falcons in a 63-62 Southern Division loss to Fayetteville State at Capel Arena on Feb. 2, 2019. JaQuel Richmond canned a three-pointer with 5.7 seconds left to give the Broncos the win. The Falcons misfired at the right elbow on their next possession, and the Broncos rebounded as time expired. The Falcons held a 62-56 lead with 1:35 remaining on a bank shot by Hirk Williams (Jr./Manassas, VA). His basket capped a 6-0 run by the Falcons, which broke a 56-56 tie.

LAST GAME
- Tyre Gathright scored a career-high 40 points to lead Saint Augustine's University past Livingstone College 91-85 in Salisbury, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The point total was a season high for the Falcons. Gathright's 40 points offset 38 points by Livingstone's Roger Ray. Jalen Gaddy scored 16 points and D.J. Harrison had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

- JaQuel Richmond scored 22 points but Fayetteville State fell to Southern Division leader Shaw University 65-62 in Fayetteville, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

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