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COLUMBUS – The Columbus State University men's basketball team will aim for a season sweep of Lander on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Greenwood, S.C.
 
Live Links
 
Stats: http://landerbearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/boxscores/20180210_3zp7.xml
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpvVcdYHXg
Audio: https://www.iheart.com/live/news-radio-540-wdak-3050/
 
Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (6-13, 6-10 PBC) battled back from a double-digit halftime deficit to take a lead in the second half, but ultimately fell 95-78 to Georgia Southwestern on Wednesday. JaCori Payne finished with 31 points in the loss.
 
Moore on the Matchup
 
"We shot really well against Lander in the first game at our place. We also did a good job on the defensive end and didn't allow them to get easy looks, so we need to bring that same effort on Saturday."
 
Series History
 
Columbus State and Lander are meeting for the 50^th time on Saturday. The Cougars are 33-16 all-time against the Bearcats.
 
Last Meeting
 
CSU led by 23 at halftime and never looked back in a 98-63 win over Lander to open up conference play in December. Five different Cougars scored in double figures, led by JaCori Payne's 15.
 
About Lander
 
Lander (8-14, 4-12) is just 2-7 over its last nine games coming into Saturday.
 
The Bearcats gave up a late layup and missed two free throws that could've tied the game in the closing seconds of a 71-69 loss to Francis Marion on Wednesday.
 
Lander ranks near the bottom of the conference in both scoring offense (74.6 points per game) and defense (78.6).
 
Junior Rahu Purdie leads the Bearcats in scoring at 15.8 points per game.
 
CSU Notes
 
JaCori Payne tallied his second straight game of at least 30 points on Wednesday night and moved into fifth place on the all-time CSU scoring list.
 
Columbus State had its best offensive game of the season in the first meeting with Lander, scoring a season-high 98 points.
 
The Cougars also tallied season-high marks in field goals made (36), field goal percentage (.643) and assists (19).
 
CSU received great production off its bench in the victory, getting 52 points from its reserves.