This Week's Games At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team starts its post-Christmas schedule with four straight home games. The first two of those contests at Hyland Arena are non-conference games this Saturday and Monday. On New Year's Eve, the Lions have a noon showdown against metro rival Missouri-St. Louis. Next Monday, Lindenwood faces Cumberland at 7 p.m.
 
• Lindenwood will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak against Missouri-St. Louis and Cumberland. The Lions lost their final game before the break by a 70-59 score at Emporia State.
 
• Missouri-St. Louis has won its last three non-conference games, including a narrow six-point win over Missouri Western. In its most recent game, the Tritons defeated Trevecca Nazarene by a 72-64 score.
 
• Cumberland, a NAIA program out of Tennessee, is currently 7-6 on the season. The Phoenix lost their final game before Christmas at Dalton State by a 73-67 margin.
 
• Lindenwood trails the all-time series against Missouri-St. Louis by an 8-1 margin. Last season, the Tritons defeated the Lions by a 67-62 score in St. Louis. Lindenwood and Cumberland have never faced each other before in men's basketball.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Dominique Dobbs leads NCAA Division II in double-doubles with eight, which is tied with one other person. Only four players in all levels of NCAA basketball have more than eight in 2016-17.
 
• Lindenwood is 17th nationally with just 10.9 turnovers a game. It has committed more than 12 turnovers in only two contests.
 
• The Lions also rank in the top-50 nationally in free-throw percentage. Lindenwood is making 75.5 percent of its shots this season. Brenon Larson-Gulsvig is 48th individually with a .884 free-throw percentage.
 
• Chandler Diekvoss is tenth in the MIAA in scoring and ninth in rebounds. He is one of three players to rank in the top-10 in both categories.
 
• Lindenwood has won or tied the rebounding battle in 10 of its 14 games this season. The Lions are 9-1 in those contests. Dominique Dobbs is second in the MIAA and 49th in the nation with 9.5 rebounds a contest.
 
• The Lions are 5-1 at Hyland Arena this season. They are trying to finish above .500 at home for the eighth straight season, including every season at the NCAA level. Since 2009-10, Lindenwood is 85-23 on its home court.

• In non-conference games this season, five Lions are averaging double-figure points. Chandler Diekvoss leads the team with 16.8 points a game, followed by Dominique Dobbs with 15.4 points a contest. The other double-figure scorers are LJ McIntosh, Jackson Price, and Brenon Larson-Gulsvig.
 
• In its nine victories this season, Lindenwood has gotten to the free-throw line 23 times a contest. In its losses, it has only attempted 18.2 free throws a game.
 
• Adam Pohlman leads the team in both assists and steals. He ranks 13th in the MIAA in assists, and eighth in steals. Pohlman has recorded at least one assist in 12 of 14 games, and has at least one steal in 12 contests.
 
• LJ McIntosh is three three-pointers away from his 100th career make from three-point range. He is second on the team this season with 26 three-pointers, and leads the team in three-point percentage (among players with 10+ three-pointers).
 
• Bakari Triggs continues to get more playing time after joining the Lions after football season. He is averaging 16 minutes a game over the last three games, and has scored at least four points in each of those contests.
 
A Look At The Tritons/Phoenix
• Missouri-St. Louis is 31st at the NCAA Division II level by allowing just 67.1 points a game. It has held eight of 12 opponents under 70 points, and is 7-1 in those games.
 
• Two Tritons are averaging double-figure points, as Steven Davis putting up 10.9 points a contest, and Hunter Reine is averaging 10.8 points a game. Reine is also the leading rebounder with 8.4 boards a contest.
 
• Cumberland has played two exhibition games this season against NCAA programs, falling 95-64 to UT-Martin and losing 82-77 to North Alabama.
 
• Diondrey Holt Jr. and Jamonte Graham are the leading scorers for the Phoenix. The pair is averaging 27.8 points a game. Joseph Wilbert is the leading rebounder with 7.0 boards a contest.