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No. 5 Metro State will host Colorado Christian and No. 11 Colorado Mines on Friday and Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m. Friday's game will be broadcast live on Mile High Sports Radio on AM 1510 and FM 93.7 and both games will be tape delayed on television on Comcast CET.

Notes:
TAPE DELAY REPLAY TIMES FOR THIS WEEKEND
•    Friday's game vs. Colorado Christian will air on Comcast CET on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and on Sunday 2 p.m.
•    Saturday's game vs. Colorado Mines will air on Comcast CET on Sunday at 4 p.m. and on Monday at 8 p.m.

RECENT NOTES
•    Metro State has won seven straight games, outscoring opponents by 21.3 points per game during that streak.
•    Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) shot 65 percent (including 3-of-5 from the outside) and led the team in scoring with 17.0 points per game in two games Jan. 3-4 in New Mexico.
•    McCarron is averaging 20.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists, while shooting 55 percent over the past six games.
•    Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) also hit 3-of-5 from the outside and shot 50 percent overall, averaging 13.5 points in two games Jan. 3-4.
•    Kay was named RMAC defensive player of the week on Dec. 23 after seven steals and two blocks at BHSU and CSC.
•    Kay also won the award on Dec. 2.
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) earned RMAC defensive player of the week on Dec. 9 after tying a career high with six steals at Regis.
•    Jefferson averaged 23.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals Dec. 13-14 against UCCS and CSU-Pueblo.
•    Jefferson made 23 consecutive free throws from Dec. 7 to Dec. 21.
•    Jourdon Hunter (Denver, Colo./Kennedy H.S.) broke into the rotation on Dec. 14 and has averaged 6.0 points and shot 9-of-16 (.563) from the outside during the past five games.
•    Metro State suffered its first regular-season, non-conference loss since 2010 (Central Washington), 72-69 at No. 7 Western Washington on Nov. 30.
•    The Roadrunners rebounded from the loss with a 71-55 win on the road at Regis on Dec. 7.
•    Metro State lost the turnover battle 11-to-10 at WWU, just the second time since 2011-12 the Roadrunners have lost the turnover battle in a game.
•    The game at Western Washington was Metro State's fourth game in six days and eighth in 16 days (including exhibitions).
•    Metro State played its first home game of the season on Dec. 13 vs. UC-Colorado Springs after five regular season and four exhibition games on the road.

METRO STATE MAKES HISTORY IN NIT SEASON TIP-OFF
•    Metro State was one of two NCAA Division II teams (Stillman the other) selected for the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    Last season, Alabama-Huntsville was the first-ever Division II team to play in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    UAH upset North Texas 78-75 in the first round, but lost 87-26 to Kansas State, 71-69 to Cleveland State and 68-54 to Bowling Green.
•    Metro State's four games this season were all exhibitions.
•    Metro State went 3-1 against the Division I teams in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    The Roadrunners became the first Division II team ever to win two games at the NIT Season Tip-Off, edging host Elon 75-74 on Nov. 25.
•    Metro State also earned an 83-69 win over Canisius on Nov. 26 to finish the tournament with three straight wins vs. Division I teams.
•    Through the end of the tournament on Nov. 26, non-Division I teams had a 6-205 (.028) record vs. Division I teams this season (Metro State had three of those wins).
•    Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) was the tournament's leader in scoring (27.5), rebounding (9.3), field goal percentage (.727) and field goals (40) in the NIT Season Tip-Off (Metro State NIT statistics on Page 40).
•    Had Metro State knocked off Rhode Island (66-63 loss) in the first round, it would have faced Arizona in the quarterfinals.

JEFFERSON AND KAY NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) was named Al Kaly Classic most valuable player after averaging 19.0 points in the season's two opening games in Pueblo, Colo.
•    Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) was also named all-tournament and averaged 19.0 points as well.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN 2013-14
• Metro State was ranked No. 1 in the NABC and Division II Bulletin preseason top-25 polls, and No. 2 in the Sporting News preseason poll.
• MSU was also the preseason favorite to win the RMAC in the coaches poll and has three preseason all-RMAC players.
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) is the RMAC preseason player of the year.
•    Jefferson and Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) were both named preseason All-America by Sporting News.