NEW YORK – The No. 3 seed Yeshiva University men's basketball team will battle the sixth-seeded St. Joseph's University Long Island Golden Eagles, in the Quarterfinal round of the Skyline Conference Championships, at Max Stern Athletic Center on Tuesday evening. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. The Maccabees aim to capture their third straight Skyline Championship and fourth in the past five seasons.

For Fans: Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and it will be first come, first serve.

The Skyline Championships: For more information regarding the brackets, schedules, final standings, and more, check out the Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Championship Central page by clicking here. Click this link for the game program.   

Inside the Matchup: Both teams split its two head-to-head meetings this year, with the road team winning each one. St. Joseph's (13-11) was victorious in the first game, 72-63, back on December 10 at Max Stern Athletic Center. Yeshiva (15-9) won the second matchup of the regular season, 74-65, at Danzi Center, on February 8. In fact, the road team has won the last four head-to-head matchups between these two programs.

Live Coverage: MacsLive will be broadcasting the game at MacsLive.com. Fans can also follow the action via our live stats page which can be accessed at this link.

For the Maccabees: Sophomore guard Zevi Samet is scoring 21.8 points per game this season which leads the Skyline. He drains 4.1 triples per contest which ranks him No. 1 in all of NCAA Division III men's basketball. Classmate Max Zakheim is netting 16.6 points and bringing down 4.1 rebounds per contest. Senior forward Matan Zucker has produced six double-doubles, including a triple-double, this year. Junior guard Oren Betesh leads the country in 3-point field goal percentage (51.8%) and has converted 71 out of 137 attempts from beyond the arc.

For the Golden Eagles: Junior guard Xavier Allen is netting 16.5 points, grabbing 7.7 rebounds, and dishing out 2.5 assists per game. Classmate Spencer Malloy is having a productive season with 15.0 points and 8.6 boards per contest. Sophomore forward Alec Tabada is pouring in 15.1 points and clutching 7.0 rebounds per competition.

More Information: Be sure to check out YUmacs.com, as well as our social media channels, for more information regarding Yeshiva's run in the Skyline Conference Championships.