FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- The Fairmont State men's basketball team will travel to Wheeling Jesuit University on Thursday evening to play its first of three road games in a five day period.
After battling the Cardinals on Thursday, Fairmont State will travel to Athens for a Saturday meeting with Concord and will wrap up the trip at UVa-Wise on Monday evening in Wise, Va.
Live Coverage LinksThursday at Wheeling Jesuit (7:30 p.m.)
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Live VideoLive StatsLive AudioFairmont State Men's Basketball Notebook-After wrapping up 2014 with a 5-5 record, Fairmont State has won two-straight games to open 2015. On Saturday, Fairmont State held-off a late surge by Urbana to pick up a 76-73 victory before rolling past Notre Dame College, 90-72, on Monday evening.
-Four players are averaging double figures for the Falcons, led by
Jamel Morris at 15.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Morris went 6-of-8 from three and finished with 22 points on Monday against NDC.
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Nick Harney is averaging 13.6 points and 4.4 boards per game for the Falcons this season, making 54 percent of his field goal attempts. Harney has reached double figures in six of his last seven games, including three 20-point performances during that stretch.
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Thomas Wimbush is third on the team in scoring, averaging 11.9 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game this season. Wimbush tallied 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting on Monday to help Fairmont State down NDC.
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Shammgod Wells is currently second in the league and 13th in the country in assists/turnovers ratio (3.18). Wells is averaging 4.9 assists per game this season.
-The Falcons are currently 3-1 on the road this season, with their only setback coming against No. 7 Bellarmine on Dec. 20.
-FSU is 6-2 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent, compared to 1-3 when having more turnovers. The Falcons are also 5-1 when limited their turnovers to 13 or less and 4-1 when having more assists than turnovers.
-The Falcons have not won a game in which they have trailed at the half this season (0-2).
-FSU is 5-1 when holding opponents to less than 80 points in a game, compared to 2-4 when giving up 80 points or more.
-Eight FSU players have reached double figures in a game this season, led by
Nick Harney and
Caleb Davis with eight double figure scoring performances each.