Game #15
Franciscan (12-3 | 4-2 PAC) vs. Chatham (10-4 | 5-1 PAC) 
Wednesday, Jan. 21st | 7:00 p.m.
Chatham Athletic & Fitness Center | Pittsburgh, PA  

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The Latest
- The Barons gained a huge win over PAC North leader Westminster on Saturday
- After being down at halftime, they took control in the second half to win 87-79
- Zach Oliver was the catalyst, putting on a dominant performance with 26 points and 12 rebounds
- The Barons will travel to Pittsburgh to face Chatham in the biggest game of the season so far
- The PAC South second-place Cougars have the best offense in the conference, just ahead of PAC South third-place Franciscan

Look Around the League

Scouting the Cougars
- Chatham comes into this matchup 10-4, with a 5-1 conference record
- They are second in the PAC South, ahead of Franciscan in third
- The Cougars lead the PAC in scoring at 83.2 points per game, just ahead of the Barons at 83.1 points per game
- Last season's PAC Player of the Year Diaun Pinkett is seventh in scoring at 16.2 points per game
- Lovenson Xavier is ninth in scoring at 15.5 points per game and is also tied for first in rebounding at 8.2 per game
- Jake TenBerge is also averaging 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game
- The Cougars bring a balanced, explosive offensive attack and have the most made threes of any team in the PAC with 140
- They give up 76.3 points per game, which is eighth in the conference

Matchup History
- The Barons are 1-12 all-time against the Cougars
- They have never won an away game at Chatham
- The lone win came in a shocking upset during the 2021-22 season
- Sean Hickey led the way with 32 points in the 87-83 win
- Josh Zimmerman added 16 points and 10 rebounds

Zach Attack
- In his last three games, Zach Oliver is averaging 18.3 points per game
- In that stretch, he has shot 7-16 from three-point range
- The junior is averaging 8.2 rebounds per game on the season, which is tied for first in the PAC
- He has scored double-figures in nine of his 13 games
- He leads the team with four double-doubles

The Three Ball
- The Barons have shot 35.1% from beyond the arc, second-best in the PAC.
- They have held their opponents to 26.0% from beyond the arc as well, the best three-point field goal defense in the conference.
- They are third in the conference in made three-pointers with 132
- The Barons average 8.8 three-pointers per game and hold their opponents to only 4.3 per game

Big Time Butler
- Sawyer Butler has scored 20+ points in 29 games so far in his collegiate career. He has scored 30+ points seven times.
- He became the second Baron to eclipse 40 points in a game with 49 at Juniata, joining Sean Hickey '22, who did it in the 2020-21 season
- He sits 8th with 1,234 points on the all-time scoring ranks that go back to 1947. He trails Dan Rogich '79 with 1,394 points for 7th.
- Butler broke the program record for most free throws made by a Baron. He sits at 365 makes while shooting 84.5% for his career.
- His 25.8 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron, and he is currently third in all of Division III in scoring.
- With 123 made three-pointers, he has moved into third all-time, trailing Keoni Sablan '18 with 133

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