Game #8
Franciscan (4-3 | 0-3 PAC) vs. Bethany (5-1 | 0-1 PAC) 
Wednesday, Dec. 4th | 7:30 p.m.
Hummel Field House | Bethany, W.Va.

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The Latest
- The Barons last took the court at Saint Vincent on Tuesday, November 26th. A heroic comeback fell just short by a score of 76-72. 

- Sawyer Butler led the Barons with 22 points. Frank Bellissimo and Josh Zimmerman added 10 points each, but Saint Vincent's Dev Ostrowski went off for 39 points, including seven made three-point field goals.

Scouting the Bison 
- The Bison enter this game with a 5-1 record with the lone loss coming against Waynesburg last Tuesday. They stayed active over Thanksgiving break as well, by playing Division I Youngstown St in an exhibition. 

- They come into this game as the #1 rated offense in the PAC at 97.8 ppg. That is the fifth-best offense in all of NCAA Divsion III. Five players are averaging double-digit points through six games. Ryan Reasbeck leads the way at 20.8 ppg while making more than three shots from beyond the arc in each game. 

- Cole Dailey is leading the way in the paint with 11.8 rebounds per game to go along with 16.0 ppg. He even scored 18 points against Youngstown State.

Two of the Best Scorers in the PAC
- Sawyer Butler (18.9 ppg) and Ryan Reasbeck (20.8 ppg) are #1 and #3 in scoring in the PAC so far this season. This will be the first time that these two will share the floor in their collegiate careers. 

- Butler has four 20+ point scoring performances this season, which is more than Reasbeck's three. Reasbeck has been more efficient, as he is shooting 60% from the floor and 45.5 % from beyond the arc.

Offense v. Defense
- Franciscan is second in the PAC in scoring defense at 68.4 ppg, which is 30+ points below Bethany's offensive scoring average. The Barons have not allowed an opponent to score more than 76 points this season, and the Bison have 100+ points in three games this season.
 
Zimmerman Tracker
- Josh Zimmerman enters this game with 1,234 points to have the seventh most all-time. Don Rogich '79 sits in sixth with 1,394 points. Sean Hickey '21 holds the Franciscan Division III record with 1,692 points, and Paul Brownlee '56 sits atop the all-time rankings with 2,433 points.

-Zimmerman holds a pair of program records. He is top in all-time assists with 284, and he is the program's all-time leader in steals with 209.

- He sits 13th all-time in rebounding with 622 boards. Fr. Tim Hirten '75 is one spot above him with 627 boards over his four years in Steubenville. Matt Trent '20 holds the Franciscan Division III record with 781 rebounds, and "Big" Jim Smith '58 sits atop the rankings and all levels of collegiate basketball with 2,334 rebounds.

- At Saint Vincent, Josh played in his 100th game of his career. Dating back to 1946, he is the 11th Baron to do so while playing in Steubenville. Jim Smith '58 holds the program record by playing in 113 games over his four-year career.

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