• The Lindenwood Lions are back on the Hyland Arena floor for the second of a three-game home stand to take on the Fort Hays State Tigers. The Lions are currently in the midst of a two-game winning streak.

• Lindenwood is coming off a 59-50 win over the Lincoln Blue Tigers.   

• Fort Hays enters the game with a record of 10-5 overall and 4-3 in MIAA play. The Tigers are coming off a 72-69 loss to Pittsburg State.

• The Lions and the Tigers have never met.

Lindenwood Notes

• The Lions are leading the MIAA in field goal percentage with a mark of .496. There is three individuals in the top 10. Brett Thompson is first at 66 percent, Richie Thompson is 57 percent, and Cody Sorenson is 7th at 55 percent.

• Not only are the Lions leading the conference in field goal percentage they are tops in four other categories. The team is first in scoring (80.5), scoring margin (+13.7), rebounding margin (+9.8), and defensive rebounds a game (29.0).

• This season's roster consists of five seniors and those seniors are leading the way. The group is scoring 67 percent of the team's average points per game.

• Richie Thompson has led the team in rebounding nine times. He has also led the team in blocks seven times.
 
• The Lions have made at least five threes in every game but once this season. The season high in made threes was 12 against William Woods. The last two games the team has made 15 threes.

• When the Lions score at least 80 points the team is 6-0 and when the team scores over 70 the team is 8-3.

• Alex Bazzell has been the Lions go to scorer so far this season. He has led the team in scoring in nine-of-14 games.

• Earlier this season, Bazzell scored his 1,000 career point as a Lindenwood Lion. He becomes the ninth Lion in program history to reach the milestone.

• Senior Cody Sorenson has been strong from behind the three-point line. He has made at least two threes in every game but three. His high of the season was against Central Oklahoma when he made five.

• The Lions have outrebounded its opponents this season by a 612-465 margin. When the team grabs more rebounds it is 11-1.

• Alex Bazzell has been a frequent visitor to the free-throw line. He has 141 attempts and has made 120. The next closest on his team in attempts is Richie Thompson who has 56 attempts.

• Over the past two seasons, the Lions have seen overtime numerous times. In 2011-12, the team played three overtime games. The team has already played in three over time games. The Lions have a 2-4 record in overtime since last season.

• Head Coach Brad Soderberg keeps adding to his overall win total and has now won 301 games in his career.

• Opponents are shooting just 39 percent from the field and 32 percent from behind the line.

• The Lions have shot 141 more free throws than their opponents. When the team shoots more free throws than its opponents, the team is 10-2.

• Lindenwood has outscored its opponents in both the first half and the second half this season. But the second half has been the Lions best. The team has outscored its opponents 646-508 in the final 20 minutes.

• If the Lions hold their opponents to 69 points or less the team is 9-0. If the opposition scores more than 69 the team is 2-4.

• After playing a season without a conference the Lions will play this year in the MIAA. Lindenwood will play 18 conference games.

• The Hyland Arena floor has been very good to the Lions since Brad Soderberg took over. In his first four seasons, Lindenwood is 47-7 at home.  

• For the first time in school history the Lions have had three consecutive 20 win seasons. All three seasons have been under the watchful eye of Coach Soderberg.

• The Lions return seven of their top eight scorers from last season's squad. The only loss was Kramer Soderberg who averaged 17.9 points.

Fort Hays State Notes

• The Fort Hays State Tigers enter the contest with a record of 10-5 overall and 4-3 in MIAA play. The Tigers are coming off a 72-69 loss to Pittsburg State. Fort Hays is 3-3 on the road this season.

• As a team Fort Hays is averaging 77.7 points a game on offense and is surrendering 64.6 points on the defensive side of the floor. The Tigers are shooting 47 percent from the field and 29 percent from behind the three-point line.

• Fort Hays is led by four Tigers that score in double figures. Dwayne Brunson leads the team with 15.2 points a night followed by Lance Russell with 14.2. Ben Congiusta also chips in with 13.5 and Craig Nicholson chips in with 13.1.

• Mark Johnson is the head coach of Fort Hays and is in his 11th season at the helm.