AMHERST, N.Y. – These days it is tough to find a collegiate men's basketball team that averages over 90 points per game. In fact, there are only a dozen teams across all collegiate levels (NCAA, NAIA, USCAA) that are currently scoring over 90 points per game.
 
Two of those schools will square off Wednesday (Feb. 13) when Point Park University hosts Daemen College. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Community College of Allegheny County-South Gymnasium in West Mifflin, Pa.  Live streaming video and live stats will be available.
 
It will mark the regular-season finale for Daemen, which can set a school record for wins in a season with a victory over the Pioneers.
 
Daemen and Point Park were long-time rivals in the NAIA's American Mideast Conference (AMC). The AMC disbanded after the 2011-12 academic year. Daemen is now a provisional member of the NCAA Division II East Coast Conference (ECC). Point Park remains a NAIA Division II member and is now part of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Daemen is also a member of the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association).
 
The shot clock will most likely not be a factor Wednesday night. Daemen has scored 100 points nine times this year and is averaging 90.4 points, which ranks second among USCAA teams. Point Park has reached the century mark seven times (four times in the past nine games) and is averaging 94.5 points—second among NAIA Division II schools.
 
Daemen has backed up its offensive firepower with solid defense. Daemen's opponents are shooting just 39-percent from the field and scoring just 69 points per game. The Wildcats are also forcing nearly 20 turnovers a game, while recording 10 steals per contest.
 
PPU's defensive statistics are not as flattering. The Pioneers have allowed four opponents to score 100 points, including a 136-point outburst by NCAA Division II power West Liberty University. The Pioneers are giving up an average of 88 points per contest, and their opponents are shooting 44-percent from the field.
 
Daemen (24-5) has won 13 of its last 14 games and tied the school-record for wins in a season following a 78-68 win at Salem International University last Saturday. Daemen has recorded 20 wins for the second-straight year, and the seventh time in the past 11 years. The Wildcats have been ranked third in the USCAA Division I poll the last three weeks. Daemen is expected to earn a bid to the eight-team USCAA National Championship Tournament, which is set to take place Feb. 26 – March 2 in Uniontown, Pa.
 
Coach Don Silveri's balanced attack features five players averaging in double figures.
 
Senior Jim Regan (Williamsville, N.Y./Nichols) has recorded a double-double in four of the last eight games and totaled 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in Saturday's win over SIU. He has averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds over the past eight games and is averaging 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds overall. He has totaled 1,192 points, 558 rebounds and 114 blocks over his career and stands just eight points shy of becoming just the second player in program history to total 1,200 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks. 1999 graduate Brian Pettit is currently the only player to reach each of those three milestones.
 
Rochester, N.Y. natives Casey Sheehan (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) and Gerald Beverly (Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili) have produced as well. Sheehan, a junior guard, scored 21 points in a recent 97-79 win over Niagara College (Ont.). He leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and steals (57) and ranks second in three-pointers (36) and assists (4.5 apg). He has averaged 12 points a game over his career and stands just 26 points shy of 1,000 career points. Beverly, a sophomore forward, narrowly missed recording his 11th double-double of the year against SIU, as he finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. He is averaging 14.6 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds. He has also totaled a team-high 49 blocks and stands just one block shy of 100 for his two-year career.
 
Junior point guard Mark Coppola (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville South) registered his fourth double-digit assist effort of the year during the win over Niagara and has dished out seven or more assists 13 times this season. He is averaging 6.0 points, leads the team in assists per game (6.6) and ranks second in steals (48). His 11 assists against Niagara moved Coppola into second place in career assists at Daemen. He has totaled 451 assists in 82 career games (5.5 apg). 1992 graduate Rob Robinson recorded a school-record 503 assists over his four-year career.
 
Sophomore forward Jordan Greene (Fort Edward, N.Y./South Glens Falls) is shooting 43-percent (56-129) from behind the arc and is averaging 11.3 points. Junior forward Kadeem Johnson (Syracuse, N.Y.Henninger) is shooting a team-high 61-percent (91-149) from the field and is averaging 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds.
 
Junior forward Uchechi Ogbonna (Hicksville, N.Y./Erie CC) played 20 minutes and totaled 11 points and two steals in Saturday's win over SIU and is averaging 7.6 points off the bench. Sophomore guard Aaron Davis (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) scored 11 points in 11 minutes in a 113-90 win over SIU on Jan. 26 and is contributing a solid 14 minutes and 6.2 points a game.
 
Point Park has won eight of its last 11 games and improved to 13-9 overall and 7-7 in the KIAC following a 110-97 victory over Berea College last Saturday. The Pioneers attempt 31 three-pointers a game and make an average of 10 triples per contest.
 
All five starters are averaging in double figures, led by senior T.J. Heatherington who earned AMC Player of the Year and first team NAIA All-America honors last year. The 5-foot-11 point guard equaled his career-high with 42 points in the win over Berea and is averaging 17.4 points and 5.4 assists. Junior guard Gabe McNeal, a transfer from NCAA Division II Shaw University, has made a team-high 50 three-pointers and is averaging 17.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. Senior Jimmy Taylor rounds out the three-guard starting lineup. He has drilled 43 three-pointers and is averaging 10.5 points. Freshman swingman Matt Noszka is averaging 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds and has made 37 three-pointers. 6-foot-9 senior center Babatunde Somoye is shooting 62-percent (92-149) from the field and is averaging 10.0 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds. Senior guard Asa Braxton (9.9 ppg, 33 3pt fgs, 4.2 rpg) has provided solid minutes off the bench.
 
Daemen has prevailed in six of the last eight meetings between the two rivals and owns a 12-11 advantage in the all-time series. The Wildcats swept the season series last year, posting an 82-78 win at CCAC-South and an 87-67 win at Lumsden Gymnasium.