The York University men's basketball team will be in tough this weekend as they host the CIS No. 1 Carleton Ravens and No. 2 Ottawa Gee-Gees to finish off their regular season home schedule.
 
The Match-up – York (9-7) vs. No. 2 Ottawa (14-1) and No. 1 Carleton (13-)
 
Game Details
Ottawa – Friday, Feb. 13 @ 8pm, OUA.tv
Carleton – Saturday, Feb. 14 @ 8pm, OUA.tv
 
Special Presentation

• Prior to Saturday's game, York will honour its lone graduating student-athlete Nick Tufegdzich (Tecumseh, Ont.).

 
Fan Promotions

• Friday – Win prizes from Pizza Pizza, Qoola and McDonald's
• Saturday – Lion's toss presented by Investors Group and win breakfast and lunch at Great Canadian Bagel.

 
Home/Away Records
York – 6-2 at home
Ottawa – 7-1 on the road
Carleton – 6-2 on the road
 
Last Meetings
Friday's game will be the first time the Lions and Gee-Gees have met since last season. The Gee-Gees won both games in convincing fashion, 117-88 at Montpetit Hall (Jan. 24, 2014) in Ottawa and 110-92 at the Tait McKenzie Centre (Feb. 8, 2014). In the loss at home, Tufegdzich scored a career-high 36 points on 16-28 shooting and also grabbed 20 rebounds.
 
The Lions and Ravens have yet to meet this season. The Ravens held the Lions to their second and third lowest scoring output of the season last year when they won both matches 102-66 and 98-59. The last time the Lions beat the Ravens was on Feb. 9, 2010 at the Tait McKenzie Centre when the Lions shocked the nation upsetting the top ranked team, 80-74. Rookie Dejan Kravic led all players with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions come home winning two in a row during a three-game road trip, where they lost to Western, upset No. 5 Windsor and beat Brock. They are among the hottest teams in the OUA winning seven out of their last ten games. The two other losses in that span came at the hands of No. 3 Ryerson.
• As a team, they average 78.5 points per game, which is sixth in the conference and are currently fourth in the league in three-pointers made with 127. 
• Defensively, they are giving up 78.3 points per game, which is 11^th in the OUA and averaging 35.8 rebounds, which is 10^th. They are fourth in blocks per game with 3.2, thanks in large part to Tufegdzich, who averages 1.9 per game.

 
Ottawa

• The Gee-Gees had their season-long 14 game winning streak snapped last week at the hands of the Ravens, 79-66 in the Capital Hoops Classic at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Ravens held them to a season-low in points in a game
• They are the league's highest scoring team with 92.3 per game, which is second to only UPEI (94.2) in the country. They lead the CIS in three-pointers made with 173 and are shooting 49.7 percent from the field, which is second to Carleton
• As a unit, they are giving allowing the third fewest points at 69.9 per game and their 30.1 percent opponent's shooting percentage is the stingiest in the OUA.

 
Carleton

• Reclaimed the CIS' top spot after beating Ottawa last weekend 79-66 in the Capital Hoops Classic at the Canadian Tire Centre. Their two losses this season were on the road against Ottawa on Jan. 10 (68-66) and Windsor on Jan. 23 (74-71). 
• The Ravens average 89.8 points per game, which is third in the CIS on 45 per cent shooting from three-point land, where they have made 172. They are the only team in the country to be shooting above 50 percent from the field at 50.2 percent.
• They are allowing the fewest points in the CIS at 59.3 per game and is second in the country by holding their opponents to just 35.1 percent shooting.
• They are the four-time defending national champions and have taken home the W.P. McGee trophy 10 out of the last 12 seasons.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
F Nick Tufegdzich – Named an OUA all-star for the first time last season. He is the sixth highest scorer in the CIS with 21.1 points per game and second in rebounding with 10.7. In his last three games, he is averaging 27.3 points on 67.3 percent from the field and 14 rebounds.
 
F Nathan Culbreath – The second highest on the team with 15.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Playing his best basketball of the season in the last five games averaging 21.8 points on 55.9 percent shooting from the field.
 
Ottawa
 
G Johnny Berhanemeskel – Leads the OUA in scoring with 23.0 points per game, which is also third in the CIS. He is Ottawa's all-time leading scorer; a three-time OUA East all-star and last year was named a second team all-Canadian.
 
F Caleb Agada – Second on the team in scoring with 16.7 points and leads the team in rebounding with 8.3 per game.
 
Carleton
 
F Thomas Scrubb – Leads the team with 18.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He is last year's OUA and CIS defensive player of the year.
 
G Philip Scrubb – Second on the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game and third in the OUA with 39 three-pointers made. He has been named the CIS most outstanding player for three straight seasons