PREVIEW: #16 Indians host Central Georgia Tech TONIGHT

MARIANNA, Fla. - The 16th ranked Chipola Indians will take the court at the Milton H. Johnson Center tonight at 7 PM when they host the Titans (1-1) from Central Georgia Tech College.

GAME INFORMATION

Time: 7 PM CST

Location: Milton H. Johnson Center - Marianna, Florida

Streaming: Chipola vs CGTC on Hudl ($)

Tickets (cash at the door): $10 Adults; $5 Students (K-12; College); Chipola College students admitted free

LAST TIME OUT

The Chipola men's basketball team moved their season record to 5-1 after a sweep of Wake Tech Community College and Georgia Highlands College in the Ronnie Myers Classic hosted at the Milton H. Johnson last weekend.

On Friday night, the #17 ranked Indians took down Wake Tech (3-4), 67-49. Four players scored in double digits for Chipola. Donald Bangham Jr and Markel Freeman each had 13 followed by Antonio Baker with 12 and Trent Lincoln with 10.

The Indians followed it up with a 66-54 win over Georgia Highlands (3-3) on Saturday. Lincoln scored a season-high 18 points to lead Chipola against the reigning Georgia State Champions. Joining Lincoln in double-digits was Antonio Baker with 14. Matthew Webster and Abraham Ibezimakor each had 10 points

RANKINGS

Following a 2-0 week, Chipola moved up one spot in the NJCAA Rankings that were released Monday afternoon. The Indians are 16th, just above a pair of Panhandle rivals. Tallahassee State (6-0) entered the poll at 18th. Northwest Florida (4-2) fell from 3rd to 19th following a pair of losses last weekend in New York. Eastern Florida State College (5-1) is the highest ranked team from Florida at 8th. Gulf Coast, Florida SouthWestern, and Daytona State are receiving votes in the NJCAA Rankings (Click here to see the Rankings)

The Indians remain at 3rd in the FCSAA Coaches Poll that was also released on Monday. Following the Raiders' losses, Eastern Florida and Tallahassee tied for the top spot in the rankings. The Raiders are tied with Chipola at 3rd. All five Panhandle teams are in the top seven with Gulf Coast (6-0) moving from 7th to 5th and Pensacola (4-1) moving up from 8th to 7th.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT

The Titans enter tonight's game having split their only two games of the season. After defeating Franklin Prep, 89-49, on November 6, the Titans fell to Tallahassee, 86-64, on November 13.

Central Georgia Tech is led by freshman guard, Roosevelt Brown, who has averaged 16.5 points per game while shooting 40.6 percent from the floor.

Chipola defeated CGTC twice last season, winning 80-64 on the road and 70-52 at The Milt.