The Basics
The Fairmont State (23-6) men's basketball team will face Davis & Elkins (19-10) in the semifinal round of the Mountain East Conference Tournament on Saturday, March 4 at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. at 8:30 p.m..
 
Broadcast Information
Saturday's game will be live streamed on MEC TV. Travis Jones will be on the call on the radio coverage, which will be on Sky 106.5 Live stats will also be provided by the Mountain East Conference. The links to follow Saturday's contest are on the men's basketball schedule.
 

Scouting Davis & Elkins

The Senators have won 19 games this season, which is the winningst season for a Davis & Elkins team since the 1954-55 season. This year's squad posted the first winning season in 41 years and went undefeated in non-conference play.

D&E placed two players on the MEC basketball awards: Sam Rolle IV and Breland Walton. Rolle IV, a junior from Riviera Beach, Fla., was the MEC Freshman of the Year in the 2020-21 season and averaged 18.1 points per game for the Senators. Rolle IV has averaged above 18.0 points per game in all three seasons in the MEC. Walton is a fifth-year senior from Beckley, W.Va. and received MEC Honorable Mention accolades after scoring 14.5 points per game.

At the center of the Davis & Elkins turnaround is MEC Coach of the Year Daniel Mondragon. Before D&E, Mondragon was an assistant coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) and played for the Eagles from 2009-13. He won three conference championships during his time as a player at EAU.

Season Series Versus Davis & Elkins

The Senators and Falcons opened MEC play on Nov. 19 in Elkins, with Fairmont State winning 93-81. Isaiah Sanders worked his way to his first double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Fonz Hale passed nine assist and threw in 18 points.

The last time these two teams played was on Jan. 18 in Fairmont when the Falcons won 93-78 to improve to 13-4 on the season. George Mangas went off for 25 points and led all scorers. Sanders reached the 20-point mark and tracked down six boards.