Saturday's Game At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team heads to Kearney, Neb. on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game against the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers. The Lopers are one game ahead of the Lions in the MIAA standings, and Lindenwood will look to even things with just three conference games remaining in the regular season.

• Lindenwood is currently 15-10 overall and 11-8 in the MIAA. The Lions are currently tied for fourth in the conference standings, half a game behind Missouri Southern. Lindenwood has lost its last four contests, all by 10 points or less, including a 64-56 setback on Thursday night at Fort Hays State.

• Nebraska-Kearney is 16-9 on the season and 12-7 in MIAA action. The Lopers have won seven out of their last eight contests, including an 81-67 win over Lincoln on Thursday evening.

• Lindenwood's defense will be tested again by another strong offense. The Lions are allowing 65.1 points a game, but they are going against a Lopers squad that is second in the MIAA with 79.6 points a game.

• Lindenwood is 3-2 all-time against Nebraska-Kearney, including a 1-2 mark in Kearney, Neb. Earlier this season, the Lions defeated the Lopers 70-63 in St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood trailed with just over eight minutes remaining, but it closed the game out on a 23-13 run.

Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood leads the MIAA in scoring defense (65.1), field-goal percentage defense (.403), and blocks (5.28). It is tenth in NCAA Division II in scoring defense, 16th in field-goal percentage defense, and sixth in blocks.

• Lindenwood also ranks in the top-25 nationally for fewest fouls (11th) and free-throw percentage (23rd). It is also 34th in rebounding margin.

• The Lions are 15-4 this season when making more free throws than its opposition, and 13-5 when attempting more free throws. In the last three games, however, they have attempted just 13.0 free throws a game.

• Lindenwood is 11-4 in MIAA games when shooting 40 percent or better from the field, and 0-4 when shooting below that mark. It is 9-4 when holding opponents below 40 percent shooting, and 2-4 when they shoot above that mark.

• The Lions are 8-4 at home this season, and 6-6 in true road games. Lindenwood has been slightly better defensively on the road, allowing 64.2 points and holding opponents to 38.7 percent shooting from the field. The Lions are allowing nearly one three-pointer a game more on the road, and opponents are also shooting nearly five more free throws a game when the Lions are on the road.

• Cory Arentsen joined Lindenwood's 1,000-point club last Saturday. He is the tenth member of that club, and just the second to accomplish it while playing just two seasons at the school.

• Over the last three games, Cory Arentsen is averaging 31.0 points a game. He has scored 50 percent of Lindenwood's points in that span. That streak includes setting a school-record 46 points on the road at Northwest Missouri.

• Stanislas Heili is 13th in NCAA Division II with 2.64 blocks a game. Cory Arentsen is 14th in points per game (23.0) and sixth in free-throw percentage (90.4).

• Brad Newman has scored in double-figures in four out of the last six games. In that span, he is averaging 13.2 points a contest. On the season, Newman has 13 double-figure scoring games.

• Lindenwood has three players ranked in the top 15 in the MIAA in rebounding average. Stanislas Heili is fourth with 8.0 rebounds a game, Zachary Biggs is 11th with 6.0 boards a contest, and Cory Arentsen is 15th with 5.6 rebounds a game.

A Look At Nebraska-Kearney
• Nebraska-Kearney ranks in the top-five in the MIAA in all three shooting categories, including first with a .817 free-throw percentage.

• Defensively, the team is allowing 74.0 points a game, and it leads the MIAA in three-point field-goal percentage defense with a .338 mark.

• The Lopers have three players in the MIAA top-15 points list. Connor Beranek is second averaging 24.2 points a game. Trey Lansman is putting up 16.2 points a contest, ninth-best in the league, and Ethan Brozek is 15th with a 14.3 scoring average.

• Trey Lansman is first in the MIAA by making 52.4 percent of his three-point attempts. He is ninth with 2.2 three-pointers a game.