Tuesday's Game At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team has its final non-conference game of the regular season on Tuesday night at Hyland Arena. The Lions will take on Robert Morris-Peoria at 7 p.m.
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• Lindenwood fell to the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II on Saturday afternoon with an 89-64 loss against Northwest Missouri. The Lions are now 16-10 on the season, and 6-8 in the MIAA. Lindenwood is tenth in the conference standings, half a game behind Washburn and one game behind its next conference opponent, Lincoln.
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• Robert Morris-Peoria is riding a two-game winning streak, including a 60-55 win over Andrews last Wednesday evening. The Eagles are 4-11 on the season, including a 0-4 mark against NCAA Division II programs.
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• Lindenwood and Robert Morris-Peoria will be meeting for the first time in men's basketball. The Lions are 6-0 against the Robert Morris system, with a 3-0 mark against both Robert Morris-Chicago and Robert Morris-Springfield. Earlier this season, the Lions defeated Robert Morris-Springfield by a 97-61 score.
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• With a victory, the Lions will end the regular season with an 11-2 mark in non-conference contests.
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Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood can clinch a winning season with one more win this year. With that victory, the Lions will have a winning season in ten out of the last 12 years.
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• With a winning season this year, head coach
Lance Randall will become just the third Lions head coach with a winning season in each of his first two seasons.
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• Lindenwood's next victory will be its 17th of the season, which will tie for the second-most since the Lions joined the MIAA in 2012-13. The most wins in that span is 19 set in 2012-13.
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• The Lions are on pace to set a new single-season record for three-pointers made in a season. Lindenwood has made 229 this year, which is 59 behind the record of 288 which was set in 2000-01. The Lions are second in the MIAA with 8.8 three-pointers a game.
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• Lindenwood is going for its tenth victory at Hyland Arena this season. If it achieves the win, the Lions will have double-figure home wins in seven out of the last eight seasons. In that span, the team is 89-27 (.767).
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• Over the last four games, the Lions have turned the ball over just 8.0 times a contest. It has not turned it over more than 14 times in nine games
• Lindenwood is 8-0 this season when scoring 80 or more points, and 7-1 when shooting 50 percent or higher from the field.
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Jackson Price has hit 58 three-pointers this season, and is poised to move into Lindenwood's single-season list in that category. He needs three more to break into the top-10, and is on pace to finish the season in the top-five.
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• Lindenwood has not had a freshman average double-figure points since Richard Rose in the 2007-08 season. Two freshmen are on pace to do it this year, as
Dominique Dobbs is averaging 11.5 points a game, and
Brenon Larson-Gulsvig is averaging 10.3 points a contest.
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Chandler Diekvoss has scored in double-figures for five straight games, tying his longest streak of the season. In those five games, he is averaging 16.2 points a contest.
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• In non-conference games this season, the Lions are averaging 82.5 points a contest, and allowing just 67.0 points a game. Lindenwood is shooting 48.6 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three-point range, and 78.8 percent from the free-throw line.
Chandler Diekvoss leads the team in scoring with 18.5 points a game.
Dominique Dobbs is the leading rebounder with 8.8 boards a contest.
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A Look At The Eagles
• Robert Morris-Peoria is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletics Association, and plays Division I in men's basketball.
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• The Eagles have played one other MIAA team this season, losing 99-68 at Lincoln. Robert Morris-Peoria is also 0-3 against GLVC programs.
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• Through 13 contests, four players were averaging double-figure points. Mathew Smith led the team with 11.6 points, followed by Jacob Stephens (11.5), Jamor Stewart (11.4), and Markus Johnson (10.8).
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• Markus Johnson was leading the team with 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks a game. Other statistics leaders include Jacob Stephens with 1.1 steals and 2.8 assists a game.
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