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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It's a rematch of two top-20 teams with its defending national champion going on the road, so the NAIA announced that Saturday's matchup between No. 2 Pikeville and No. 19 Georgetown (Ky.) is its National Men's Basketball Game of the Week.

Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET at the East Ky. Expo Center with Pike TV streaming the game live and Z-Rock 107.5 FM delivering the radio broadcast. Updates will also be posted on Twitter @UPIKEAthletics. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #NAIADIMBBGOW when tweeting about the game.

UPIKE trails the last 11 games in the series with Georgetown 3-8, but is an even 3-3 in games played at home.

The last time the two teams met, UPIKE was ranked No. 1 in the NAIA for the first time in a regular-season poll, but lost on the road 92-77. Since that second loss of the season, the Bears have won seven straight games, while Georgetown has gone 6-2 since the win.

UPIKE won 78-70 at Lindsey Wilson last Saturday before Thursday's game against Cumberlands (Ky.) was postponed to Monday due to inclement weather. The Tigers lost to Campbellsville in overtime 74-68 on Saturday as well.

Georgetown won the 2013 NAIA National Championship and was ranked No. 1 in the preseason coaches' poll, but has dropped to 19th with an 18-6 overall record. It's been an up-and-down season with the Tigers opening the year with nine straight wins, but also posting losses against Cumberland (Tenn.) and in overtime against Campbellsville (Ky.) at home.

Three Tiger starters score in double figures, but Monty Wilson is the obvious leader of the pack at 24.1 points per contest. Noah Cottrill chips in with 13.9 points and Deondre McWhorter at 12.7 points per game.

Pikeville continues to lead the NAIA in scoring margin, beating opponents by an average of 22 points per game. The Bears are second nationally in both offensive rebounds per game (16.3) and rebounding margin (+11.8). The 92 points UPIKE is scoring per game is the sixth most in the NAIA, while Georgetown is third at 93.6.