WARREN, Mich. – After a huge week on the 'home' hardwood, Macomb Men's Basketball is in a tie atop the MCCAA Eastern Conference and will now hit the road this week for a pair of pivotal league tilts. The Monarchs head north to Flint to take on Mott Community College on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at 7:30 p.m. before visiting Port Huron on Saturday (Feb. 14) to square off with St. Clair County Community College at 3 p.m.
 
Macomb is 14-10 overall and 7-2 in league play following a pair of wins last week, one over then No. 15 Schoolcraft and one over a Henry Ford team that was receiving votes in the national poll. The Monarchs are currently tied atop the MCCAA East with No. 14 Oakland Community College.
 
A LOOK AT MOTT: The Bears enter this week 9-13 overall and 2-6 in conference play, most recently dropping an 84-65 decision at then No. 15 Schoolcraft College on Saturday. While Ballenger Fieldhouse is one of the tougher places to play nationally under the direction of Hall of Famer, Steve Schmidt, the Bears have won both of their league games on the road (Jackson and Henry Ford).
 
Tyler Wooten leads all active Bears scorers with 17 points per game and is followed in double figures by Reggie Bagley at 10.4 per contest. Davan Antion pulls down a team-leading 5.4 rebounds per night. 
 
The Bears average 76.2 points per game as a team while pulling down 38.1 rebounds per night.
 
A LOOK AT SC4: The Skippers enter the week with a 12-11 overall record and a 3-5 mark in MCCAA East play. Most recently, the Skippers suffered a 91-82 road loss at then No. 18 Oakland Community College in a game where they led by as many as 17.
 
Chris McLavish captains the Skippers offense with 14.3 points and 4.1 assists per game. De'Andre Terrell averages 13.0 points per night and a team-best 7.2 rebounds while Kevin Tiggs Jr. has netted 12.6 points per game. 
 
SC4 averages 79.7 points and 44.2 rebounds per game. The 44.2 rebounds per game ranks third in the MCCAA.
The Skippers are led by head coach Richard Field.
 
A LOOK AT MACOMB: Donald Wilburn scored a game-high 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and recorded two steals as the Monarchs earned a 91-63 wire-to-wire victory over Henry Ford on Saturday at the Matthaei Center in Detroit. Joey Angok added 14 points while Caron Williams netted 13 and Dante Wimberly posted 11 points in the balanced victory. 
 
Macomb grabbed an early 8-0 lead over the Hawks and never looked back, leading 46-19 late in the first half en route to the 28-point victory.
 
Tabari Howard chipped in eight points and a team-high eight rebounds. Keithan Gilmore had seven points and seven rebounds while Simon Stockwell collected six points and six rebounds. Malachi Irving registered a balanced stat line of eight points, six rebounds and three assists. 
 
Macomb's defense was the catalyst agianst the Hawks, holding Henry Ford to 37.7% shooting from the field and 13% from 3-point range. The Monarchs controlled the boards as they outrebounded the Hawks, 45-27. 
 
The win also moved the Monarchs to 6-0 at their temporary home on the campus of Wayne State University. Macomb went 2-0 in Detroit last week with wins over the Hawks and No. 15 Schoolcraft. They now have five wins over opponents ranked in the top 25 and seven victories over teams receiving votes or ranked at the time of competition. 
 
Williams continues to lead the team in scoring with 13.6 points per night. Angok has posted 12.3 points per contest in 11 games played. Howard has pulled down a team-leading 6.7 rebounds and dished out 3.4 assists per game. 
 
EARLIER THIS SEASON: Macomb earned an 88-68 victory over the Bears back on Jan. 17 at the Matthaei Center. Williams scored a game-high 26 points in that matchup to extend the Monarchs winning streak over the Bears to five games.
 
The Skippers visited the Matthaei Center the following Wednesday (Jan. 21) and fell by a 76-69 final. Angok registered career-highs in points (27) and rebounds (11) as he recorded his first career-double for Macomb. The Monarchs have won nine of the last 10 meetings with the Skippers, including five straight entering Saturday's contest.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: Both contests this week will feature live streams by the host schools with links posted on the men's basketball schedule page. Note: SC4 charges $7.95 per day/game for their live stream.

UP NEXT: The Monarchs will wrap up a three-game road trip at No. 14 Oakland Community College on Feb. 18. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Auburn Hills.