Tuesday's Game At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team has its final game before its Christmas break on Tuesday night. The Lions step out of conference play for a 6 p.m. game against Robert Morris-Springfield.
 
• Lindenwood has a quick turnaround after an exciting win on Monday night against Emporia State. Chandler Diekvoss hit a three-pointer with 13 seconds left for a 69-68 win. That victory moved the team to 8-3 overall and 2-2 in MIAA play.
 
• Robert Morris-Springfield has had a 10-day break in action. Last time out, the Eagles were in the St. Louis region when they fell to Maryville by a 134-70 margin. That setback made the team just 1-6 this season on the road.
 
• Lindenwood leads the all-time series with Robert Morris-Springfield by a 3-0 margin, with all of the games taking place in Hyland Arena. The Lions averaged 94.7 points a game against the Eagles, and they are allowing just 65 points a contest.
 
• Last season, the Lions defeated Robert Morris-Springfield by a 97-61 score. Chandler Diekvoss led the Lions with 30 points. Brenon Larson-Gulsvig and Dominique Dobbs both had double-doubles in the game.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood enters Tuesday's game with a 6-1 non-conference record this season. The Lions have won four straight non-conference tilts, including the last three which have been at Hyland Arena.
 
• Lindenwood has won 34 straight games against non-NCAA Division II programs.
 
• In games played through Sunday, Lindenwood ranks third in NCAA Division II in turnovers per game (8.7), fifth in turnover margin (+6.0), and 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.59).
 
• The Lions have a +7.3 turnover margin in their non-conference games. In that span, Lindenwood has turned the ball over just 8.3 times a game.
 
• Lindenwood has scored over 80 points in its last three non-conference contests. Since head coach Lance Randall came to Lindenwood, the Lions are 15-0 when scoring 80 or more points.
 
• Since the 2009-10 season, Lindenwood is 95-29 at Hyland Arena, a winning percentage of .766.
 
• In its seven non-conference games, Lindenwood is taking 21.4 shots a game from the free-throw line. It is allowing less than 10 shots a game from the charity stripe, and only committing 15.4 fouls a game.

• Chandler Diekvoss has led the Lions in non-conference action this season with 18.0 points a game. He is shooting 57.6 percent from the field in those games. Diekvoss has also led the team in those games with 7.6 rebounds a contest.
 
• Brad Newman is also averaging double-figure points in non-conference action. He is putting up 13.0 points a contest.
 
• TJ Crockett has hit at least one three-pointer in every non-conference game but one. He is averaging just under two three-pointers a game, and is putting up 9.7 points in non-MIAA contests.
 
• Through last Sunday, Adam Pohlman ranked 14th in NCAA Division II in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 3.73 mark. He was also 34th nationally with 2.30 steals a game.
 
• Max Meylor has played in eight straight games, including four consecutive contests. Meylor missed the start of the season while finishing up the football season. The two-sport athlete threw for 80 yards and one touchdown as the backup quarterback  for the Lions this past season.
 
• Lindenwood will be off for 12 days for its holiday break. The Lions return to the court one more time in2017 when they travel to Missouri-St. Louis on New Year's Eve for a 3 p.m. game.
 
A Look At The Eagles
• Robert Morris-Springfield is 2-8 on the season, and it has lost seven straight games. The Eagles are 0-2 against NCAA Division II teams this season with losses to Lincoln and Maryville.
 
• The Eagles are scoring 71.4 points a game, but they are allowing 97.7 points a contest. They have allowed 133.0 points a game in their two NCAA Division II games.
 
• Jacarey Drake leads the team with 14.1 points a game, followed by Leo Bowen with 11.8 points a contest. The duo has hit 46 three-pointers on the year.
 
• Other team leaders include Treveon Becnel with 5.2 rebounds a game, Michael Simmons with 3.4 assists a game, and Aaron Turner with 1.9 steals a game.