La Plume, PA (2-23-09) - Two hot teams will take to the court on Tuesday night in Radnor, PA as the Keystone College Giants and Cabrini College Cavaliers take to the floor in a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) men's basketball semi-final contest.  

For those not attending the game in person, the contest can be viewed live by clicking here.  Game time is 7pm.  

Keystone will head into the semi-final contest fresh off of its 69-56 quarterfinal win against Centenary College on Saturday.  The Giants will head to Cabrini winners of five of their last six games and sporting a mark of 18-8.  However, the Cavaliers will also enter Tuesday night as a hot team, having won eight of their last nine.  Cabrini's lone loss over that stretch was a 72-65 loss to Centenary.

The Cavaliers come in with a high octane offense that scores at a clip of 78.0ppg, however opponents can also score on the Cavaliers as they are giving up an average of 71.3ppg.  

Three Cavaliers are averaging in double digits with Kevin Misevicius' 19.8ppg leading the way.  A 52% shooter from the field, he is also a stellar 82.6% (76-92) from the charity stripe.  Glenn Washington, the team's top three-point shooter at 41.2% (75-182) comes in averaging 15.7ppg, while Dom Farrello comes in at 10.6ppg.

The Giants come in averaging 71.4ppg, but more importantly they own a league leading 63.8ppg defensive average.  The young, but athletic Giants are led in the scoring column by sophomore Tercel Taylor (Jackson, MI/Jackson) and his 13.8ppg.  Spencer Lunger (Lake Winola, PA/Tunkhannock), who is tied for the team lead in made three's with 59, is second on the team in scoring at 12.2ppg.  Ryne Kelly shares the team lead with Lunger for threes made.  

Although Keystone does not have groups of big numbers that jump off the stat sheet, it has been the solid team play that has gotten the Giants to this point in their 18-win season.  Michael Kelly (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) is one of those examples, his 9.8ppg and 6.3rpg are something the Giants can rely on night after night and his 73% accuracy from the free throw line makes him a go to guy when the game's on the line.

The CSAC'S Rookie of the Year Kenneth Hardnett (Plant City, FL/Plant City), combined with the athleticism of fellow freshman Malcolm Boone (Sugar Loaf, NY/Warwick), make the duo a dangerous pair on both ends of the floor.  Hardnett is averaging 7.3ppg and 6.3rpg, while Boone is averaging 7.1ppg and 5.1rpg.  However, Boone's 36 blocks make ball-handlers think twice before venturing into the lane.

Keystone and Cabrini have met twice this year with each winning on its home floor.  Cabrini took the first meeting of the year on December 1, 75-72.  In that contest Misevicius led four Cavaliers in double digits with 22 points.  Taylor had the hot hand for Keystone with a game high 26 points, one of three Giants in double figures.

The teams met again on January 19 at Keystone, this time it was the Giants who ended things on the winning side with the 70-60 win.  Channing Woodall (Plant City, FL/Plant City) had a big day for Keystone with 17 points, one of four players in double figures.  Washington led Cabrini with 15, as the Giants shot 55% from the field for the game.

Should the Giants defeat Cabrini they would move onto Friday night's CSAC championship game, a loss however would end their season.