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Flagler College Men’s Basketball 2020 - 21 Overall: 18-2 PBC: 11-1 Home: 7-0 Away: 7-2 Neutral: 4-0 Streak: W16 Game 21 • NW Missouri State Inside the Series 2020-21 Schedule/Results Thursday, Mar. 25 • 9:45 p.m. NW Missouri vs. Flagler Date Opponent Time/Score Overall ...................... First meeting Evansville, Ind. • Ford Center Nov. 25 at Fla. International (exh.) L, 81-85 At Flagler ..................................... 0-0 Nov. 27 at Fla. International L, 75-82 At Huntsville ............................... 0-0 Dec. 2 vs. Central Michigan# W, 92-73 TONIGHT’S MATCH-UP Neutral .........................................n/a Dec. 12 at Furman (exh.) L, 61-86 First meeting ..............................n/a Dec. 16 at South Alabama (exh.) L, 81-103 Flagler College takes on the defending Most recent ................................n/a Dec. 19 at North Florida W, 73-66 champion Northwest Missouri State University in Jan. 6 at North Georgia* L, 63-66 the last semifinal of the NCAA Division II National Tournament at Evansville, Indiana. Jan. 9 YOUNG HARRIS* W, 87-76 The winner advances to Saturday’s championship game at 12 p.m. against the winner Jan. 13 #10 AUGUSTA* W, 70-64 of the West Texas A&M-Lincoln Memorial game. Tonight’s game will be broadcast on Jan. 16 at Columbus State* W, 73-62 CBS Sports Network and the final will be on CBS. Jan. 20 at UNC Pembroke* W, 87-80 (OT) Jan. 23 GA. SOUTHWESTERN* W, 84-77 LAST TIME OUT Feb. 3 at USC Aiken* W, 69-65 Feb. 11 FRANCIS MARION* W, 90-76 Flagler 70, Truman State 69 — Evansville, Ind. Feb. 13 at Augusta* W, 82-52 Feb. 17 at Lander* W, 98-91 (OT) (Mar. 24) Jaizec Lottie scored 19 of his team-high 29 points in the second half as No. Feb. 24 USC AIKEN* W, 76-63 8 (NABC Division II Top 25) Flagler College edged No. 7 Truman State University 70-69 in a NCAA Division II National Championship quarterfinal game Wednesday night at Feb. 27 at Francis Marion* W, 85-63 the Ford Center. Mar. 4 USC AIKEN$ W, 76-62 Flagler (18-2), the No. 3 seed in the elite eight, won its 16th consecutive game and Mar. 7 GA. SOUTHWESTERN$ W, 73-60 will play in its first final four in the program’s history tomorrow against defending Mar. 14 vs. West Georgia% W, 69-53 national champion (2018-19) Northwest Missouri State University at 9:45 p.m. Truman Mar. 16 vs. Alabama Huntsville% W, 89-75 State, the No. 6 seed, concluded its season with a 20-3 record. Mar. 24 vs. Truman State+ W, 70-69 The Saints chipped away at an 11-point second half deficit and took a lead midway Mar. 25 vs. NW Missouri State+ 9:45 p.m. through the half until a Cade McKnight three-pointer gave the Bulldogs a 62-21 lead with 6:28 left. *-indicates a Peach Belt Conference game Flagler kept it close and with 10 seconds left, Chris Metzger was fouled as he drove #-at Miami, Fla. to the basket. His first free throw tied the game at 69. After a 30-second timeout was $-PBC Tournament called by Truman, Metzger sank the second attempt to give the Saints the lead. Both teams exchanged timeouts with seven seconds left. Turner Scott was able to %-NCAA South Regional (at Valdosta, Ga.) get a shot up at the buzzer, but the ball clanged off the side of the rim. +-NCAA D2 Championship (at Evansville, Ind.) Lottie, a consensus All-American, was contained to 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting in Home game CAPITALIZED the first half. In the second half, he made 6-of-14 from the field, was 2-for-4 from three- point range, and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. Lottie added four assists and three steals to his line. Flagler College Quick Facts Derrick Ellis, Jr. added 17 points in his return to the Ford Center. He played in the national quarterfinals for Mercyhurst University at the end of the 2018-19 season. Location: St. Augustine, Fla. Metzger added 10 points and six rebounds. He had a monster dunk to open the game. Founded: 1968 The Saints forced 11 Bulldog turnovers but made the most of them as they cashed Enrollment: 2,556 those in for 18 points. Nicname: Saints McKnight, a consensus All-American himself, poured in a game-high 34 points, 25 of which came in the first half. He completed the double-double with a game-high 13 Colors: Crimson and Gold rebounds. Scott added 14 points. President: Dr. Joseph G. Joyner Truman out-rebounded Flagler 50-29 and had 14 offensive boards that led to 12 Director of Athletics: Jud Damon points. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Peach Belt Home Court: Flagler Gym (1,000) Flagler Depth Chart Head Coach: Chad Warner (University of Georgia ‘98) Career Record: 205-145/12 yrs.* PROBABLE STARTERS Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG APG G 1 Derrick Ellis, Jr. Sr. 5-11 Hartford, Conn./Mercyhurst Univ. 10.3 3.3 4.3 Record at Flagler: 49-54/4 yrs.* G 3 Marcus Henderson So. 6-2 Charlotte, N.C./Evansville Univ. 10.2 3.3 1.5 Sports Information Director: John Jordan G 4 Jaizec Lottie Sr. 6-2 Aurora, Colo./UALR 24.9 6.2 5.1 Jordan’s E-Mail: [email protected] F 15 Chris Metzger Sr. 6-7 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 12.2 6.3 1.4 F 23 Jalen Barr So. 6-4 Charlotte, N.C./Caldwell Tech 9.5 7.8 0.7 Jordan’s Phone (Office): (904) 819-6465 RESERVES Jordan’s Phone (Cell): (904) 669-0683 G 0 Jojo Castronovo So. 6-1 Charlotte, N.C./Pine Lake Prep 0.0 0.0 0.0 SID Fax: (904) 810-2369 G 2 Chase Fiddler So. 5-9 Huntsville, Ala./Bob Jones HS 5.7 1.8 1.2 Web Site: flaglerathletics.com F 5 Tyler Collier So. 6-8 Fayetteville, Pa./Chambersburg Area HS 3.3 1.9 0.9 F 10 Lawrence Slim Jr. 5-10 Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Calandlyceum 1.7 2.4 0.9 *-currently going into 3/25 game G 13 Thomas Nelson Sr. 5-6 Fortuna, Calif./Coll. of the Redwoods 0.7 0.8 0.0 G 20 Spencer Bain So. 5-8 Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West 4.3 0.9 1.2 F 24 Chris Feeney Fr. 6-2 Glasgow, Scotland/Barking Abbey Sc. 0.0 0.0 1.0 G 35 Tim Thomas Sr. 6-1 Teaneck, N.J./Thomas Jefferson Univ. 0.0 0.3 0.0 SCOUTING FLAGLER (18-2) PBC TEAMS IN THE ELITE 8 Flagler, ranked No. 8 according to the NABC D2 Top 25 poll, has a 16-game 1999 winning streak, the program’s longest since a 17-win streak in the 2003-04 season. Kentucky Wesleyan def. Lander, 74-69 The Saints won their first-ever NCAA Division II Championship Tournament game last night to advance to a national semifinal game against D2-power Northwest 2000 Missouri. Seattle Pacific def. Georgia College, 77-65 Flagler is currently 5-0 in the post-season (including the PBC Tournament, the South Region Tourney, and last night’s quarterfinal). The Saints are averaging 2004 (at Bakersfield, Calif.) 75.4 ppg and have a +11.6 scoring margin in those five games. Jaizec Lottie, a Kennesaw State def. Pfeiffer, 86-79 consensus All-American, is averaging 26.5 pg and is shooting 43.5 percent from Kennesaw State def. Humboldt State, 81-67 3-point range. His back-court mate, Derrick Ellis, Jr., is averaging 12.6 ppg and is Kennesaw State def. Southern Indiana, 84-59* 77.3 percent from the charity stripe. The Saints had four of its members on the All-Peach Belt Conference Teams, 2008 (at Springfield, Mass.) including Lottie who earned first-team honors and was the PBC Player of the Year. Augusta def. Central Oklahoma, 106-104 (OT) Metzger earned second-team honors while Jalen Barr and Derrick Ellis, Jr. were Augusta def. Alaska-Anchorage, 56-50 third-team selections. Barr was named the PBC Defender of the Year and Chad Winona State def. Augusta, 87-76* Warner was named the PBC Coach of the Year. Flagler has had four different leading scorers this season: Lottie (14x), 2009 (at Springfield, Mass.) Metzger (2x), Marcus Henderson (3x), Ellis (1). Lottie has scored 30 or more points Augusta def. Christian Brothers, 70-62 eight times this year. Cal Poly Pomona def. Augusta, 74-70 Metzger is second in NCAA D2 in field goal percentage (72.3) and Lottie is seventh in scoring (24.9 ppg). Lottie is eighth in free throws attempted (146) and 2010 (at Springfield, Mass.) Bentley def. Augusta, 67-64 10th in free throws made (108). Flagler is sixth nationally in field goal percentage defense at 39.4 and 14th 2012 (at Highland Heights, Ky.) in turnovers forced (16.35). The Saints are 15th in assists per game (16.6), 19th in Montevallo def. Metro State, 67-65 scoring margin (+10.3), and 28th in steals per game (7.9). Montevallo def. Bellarmine, 79-72 Western Washington def. Montevallo, 72-65* SCOUTING NW MISSOURI STATE (26-2) 2013 (at Louisville, Ky.) Northwest Missouri State, the No. 2 seed in the tournament and the No. Drury def. USC Aiken, 84-75 4-ranked team in the country, has the most successful program in NCAA Division II over the last several.