Thursday's Game At A Glance
• The Lindewood men's basketball team has its longest MIAA road trip on Thursday evening when it travels to Kearney, Neb. for a 7:30 p.m. game against Nebraska-Kearney.
 
• Lindenwood will be looking to snap a two-game losing skid when it faces the Lopers. On Saturday, the Lions lost to Central Missouri by an 82-75 score. Lindenwood is now 14-8 on the season, and is in 10th place in the MIAA with a 4-6 mark.
 
• Nebraska-Kearney has also lost two straight ballgames. Last Saturday, the Lopers fell on the road to Missouri Western by an 80-63 margin. Nebraska-Kearney is now 12-6 overall, and it is tied for sixth in the conference with a 5-4 record.
 
• The series between Lindenwood and Nebraska-Kearney is tied at three wins apiece. The home team has won five of the six games, including Nebraska-Kearney winning three of the four games played in Kearney.
 
• Last season, the two teams split a pair of games in the regular season. Lindenwood won the first meeting by a 70-63 score in St. Charles, Mo. Nebraska-Kearney won game two by a 77-61 margin in the contest that was played in Kearney, Neb.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood will head to Kearney on a two-game road winning streak. The Lions swept their most recent away games with wins over Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State. Lindenwood made 28 three-pointers in those victories, and shot 44.4 percent from three-point range.
 
• Lindenwood's offense has been the key in conference play this year. In their four victories, the Lions are averaging 79.0 points a game, and they are shooting 46.9 percent from the field and 43.9 percent from three-point range. In its six conference losses, the Lions are averaging 59.3 points a game, and they are shooting 38.4 percent from the field and 29.9 percent from three-point range.
 
• The Lions are 13-2 this season when leading or tied at halftime, and 1-6 when trailing. In their victories, Lindenwood is averaging 41.0 points a game in the first half. In its loss, it is averaging 28.8 points a game in the first half.
 
• The Lions have forced 14 or more turnovers in nine straight contests, and are forcing 16.3 turnovers a game. Lindenwood has played 11 straight games in which it has not had more turnovers in a contest.
 
• Lindenwood has recorded eight or more steals in six out of the last eight ballgames. In that span, Bakari Triggs has 2.0 steals a game.
• Bakari Triggs has scored in double-figures in three straight games, and five out of the last six. In his five double-figure scoring games, he is averaging 12.8 points a game, and is shooting 54.2 percent from the field.
 
• Chandler Diekvoss enters this week ranked ninth in the MIAA in both scoring and rebounding. Diekvoss is averaging 15.1 points a game, and 6.3 rebounds a contest. He is also fourth in the conference with a .525 field-goal percentage.
 
• Jackson Price has scored 17 or more points in three out of the last five games. In those three games, he has made 16 three-pointers. In the other two games in that span, he made just two three-pointers.
 
• Dominique Dobbs is fourth in the MIAA with 7.7 rebounds a game. He is also ranked in the top-15 in the conference in free-throw shooting (.760) and blocks (1.0 bpg).
 
• Both LJ McIntosh and Rayko Dundalov pulled down their 100th career rebound in the Central Missouri contest.
 
• In the latest national rankings, the Lions rank in the top-50 in free-throw percentage (49th), scoring defense (39th), and turnovers per game (41st).
 
A Glance At The Lopers
• Nebraska-Kearney reached the championship game of the MIAA Tournament last season, and also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
• Nebraska-Kearney is 8-3 on its home court this season, including eight wins in its last nine games.
 
• Trey Lansman has been one of the top players in the MIAA. He ranks sixth in scoring (18.3 ppg), second in rebounding (8.4 rpg), seventh in field-goal percentage (.445), and second in blocks (1.8 bpg).
 
• Three other Lopers average double-figure points in Yashua Trent, Ty Danielson, and Isaiah McKay. Nebraska-Kearney is fourth in the MIAA in scoring with 79.3 points a game, and leads the conference in free-throw shooting.