Game #22
Franciscan (13-8 | 8-8 PAC) vs. Allegheny (7-13 | 5-10 PAC) 
Saturday, Feb. 8th | 3:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- Franciscan snapped their three-game winning streak with a loss at Chatham on Wednesday night. The Barons trailed by seven at the half, but the Cougars went off in the second half by shooting 73.3% from the floor in the final 20 minutes to win by 20 points. 

- Sawyer Butler led the Barons with 14 points, and Josh Zimmerman was the only other Baron in double-digits with 12 in the loss.

- A win would clinch a winning record for the Barons, and it could potentially clinch a spot in the PAC Championship Tournament depending on other results around the league. 

Scouting the Gators
- Allegheny is battling to remain in the playoff picture on Saturday with 5-10 in the PAC so far with five games left. In their last game, they lost to Grove City by a score of 65-55.

- Luke Barker has led their offense and all of the PAC as he comes in scoring 20.5 ppg. Ryan Lang is second on the team at 13.6ppg, and the junior is just four points away from eclipsing 1,000 carer points.

- The Barons beat the Gators 73-72 in Meadville in December. Aidan Townsend scored a team-high 24 points, including the game-winner with a few seconds remaining. Allegheny was led by Luke Barker with 23 points in the loss.

Look Around the League
Sawyer' Sophomore Season
- Sawyer Butler leads the Barons at 18.6 ppg, as he has scored 390 points over 21 games this season. That is currently tied with Matt Liedel's 2007-08 season for 5th most points scored by a Baron in a season. Thomas Kleinschnitz '11 has the program record with 520 points in the 2010-11 season.

- He has already broken a program record for most free throws made in season, as has made 101 so far this season while shooting 85.6% from the line. That percentage is fourth best in the PAC this season and would be a new program season record if the season ended today. 

On the Glass
- Travis Zimmerman leads the Barons with 149 rebounds (7.5 rpg) so far this season. His 72 offensive rebounds are already the 5th most ever by a Baron in a season. Matt Trent holds the program record with 93 in the 2017-18 season, as that record could be broken with a strong finish to the season on the glass. 

Mr. Zimmerman Tracker
- Josh Zimmerman enters this game with 1,391 points to have the seventh most all-time. Don Rogich '79 sits in sixth with 1,394 points, as Zimmerman will likely pass him at home on Saturday. 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 321, and he is the program's all-time leader in steals with 245. 

- He has played in 112 games so far in his career. In his next game, he will tie 'Big' Jim Smith for most games played by a Baron in program history. 

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