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COLUMBUS – With just two games left in the regular season, the Columbus State University men's basketball team will take on Flagler on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Saint Augustine, Fla.
 
Live Links
 
Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/flagler/mbball/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlaglerCollegeSports/live
Audio: https://www.iheart.com/live/news-radio-540-wdak-3050/
 
Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (8-15, 8-12) rallied from down seven at the break to defeat Young Harris 84-82 on Saturday. Rudy Winters and Darius Joell each scored 21 points, while JaCori Payne added 20.
 
Moore on the Matchup
 
"Every game for us right now is like a tournament game. We have to keep winning if we want our season to continue, so we must come out with great energy and focus on Wednesday."
 
Series History
 
Columbus State and Flagler will get together for their 10^th all-time meeting on Wednesday night. The Cougars are 7-2 against the Saints.
 
Last Meeting
 
The Cougars shot 67 percent in the second half on their way to a 73-66 win over Flagler last month in Columbus. Michael Graham matched his career high with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting.
 
About Flagler
 
Flagler (9-15, 6-14) lost for the first time in three games on Saturday, falling 66-58 against Francis Marion.
 
The Saints are currently tied with Young Harris for the bottom spot in the PBC standings.
 
Flagler has been good defensively this season, ranking near the top of the league in defensive rebounding, opponents' field goal percentage and opponents' 3-point shooting.
 
Offensively, Vaughn McCall leads the Saints in scoring at 18.2 points per game, but had just 12 in the first game against CSU.
 
CSU Notes
 
With back-to-back wins, the Cougars have moved into a tie for seventh place in the conference standings.
 
If the PBC Tournament started today, CSU would be the No. 8 seed and would travel to Clayton State next Wednesday.
 
Depending on the outcome of the last two games, the Cougars can get as high as the sixth seed.
 
Darius Joell has been strong in CSU's last two victories, averaging 19 points while shooting 67 percent.