Game Details
Game No. 7 - Lindenwood vs. Hannibal-LaGrange
Thursday, December 12, 2019
7:00 p.m. 
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team will begin a five-game homestand with a non-conference matchup versus Hannibal-LaGrange on Thursday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. from inside Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.

• The Lions will conclude the 2019 calendar year with two more non-conference games of the season. Lindenwood will host Avila at 7:00 p.m. on December 17 and Culver-Stockton at 2:30 p.m. on December 20.

• Opening the New Year, the Lions will welcome two GLVC opponents to Hyland Arena, taking on Missouri S&T on Jan. 2 and Maryville on Jan. 4. Lindenwood will not play another road game until Jan. 9 when it travels to Bolivar, Mo. for a matchup with Southwest Baptist.

• Lindenwood and Hannibal-LaGrange have met 30 times during the all-time series dating back to the 1986-87 season, with each side claiming 15 victories. 

• The Lions have prevailed in each of the last four meetings, including an 86-61 victory over the Trojans during the last game between the two on Nov. 20, 2017.

Lindenwood Notes
• TJ Crockett had the best single-game performance of his Lindenwood career at No. 22 Florida Southern on Dec. 7. Crockett achieved career-high marks in points (41), rebounds (10), assists (6), and free throws made (15).

• Crockett led Lindenwood in scoring for the fifth time in six games following his 41-point effort on Dec. 7. Crockett finished the game 11-of-22 from the field, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc.

• Crockett picked up the first double-double of his career and the first double-double for a Lion this season on Dec. 7. Crockett's 10 rebounds surpassed his previous career-high of seven, which he set on Dec. 3 at Missouri-St. Louis.

• Through Lindenwood's first six games of the season, Crockett is averaging 28.0 points per game, the highest per game scoring average in NCAA Division II.

• Vijay Blackmon registered his second consecutive game with at least 20 points, finishing the game at No. 22 Florida Southern with 22 points.

• Blackmon knocked down 3-of-6 from three-point range, equaling his previous career-high which he reached earlier this season on two separate occasions. Blackmon has made at least one three-point field goal in all six games for the Lions this season.

• Anthony Christian totaled 14 points (6-of-10 FG) on Dec. 7 at No. 22 Florida Southern. Christian scored in double figures for the third time this season, and the first time since scoring 15 points versus Ohio Valley on Nov. 9.

• Christian added a career-high eight rebounds in the game on Dec. 7, the third time this season and the second time in as many games that he has surpassed five rebounds in a game.

• Sukhman Bhinder ranks sixth in NCAA Division II and second in the GLVC with a 4.17 assist-to-turnover ratio this season. Bhinder has not had more than two turnovers in any game this season.

• As a team, Lindenwood has done an exemplary job of taking care of the ball this season. The Lions have the sixth fewest turnovers in the nation this season (65), and have committed 13 or fewer turnovers in five of their six games thus far.

• Lindenwood continues to defend the perimeter with success, after holding Florida Southern to just 5-of-24 shooting from three-point territory. The Lions boast the second-best three-point field-goal defense in NCAA Division II, holding opponents to just 25.0 percent shooting from deep.

• Lindenwood's two-point loss to No. 22 Florida Southern represented the fourth game of the season that has been decided than fewer than 10 points for the Lions. Lindenwood holds a 2-2 record in those games, with its two losses coming to No. 3 Bellarmine and No. 22 Florida Southern.

Scouting the Competition
• Hannibal-LaGrange arrives in St. Charles, Mo. with a 1-7 record, including a 0-4 mark from within the American Midwest Conference.

• Earlier this season on Nov. 14, Hannibal-LaGrange defeated a GLVC team, knocking off Maryville by a 75-65 final score from St. Louis, Mo.

• The Trojans have lost each of their last five games, having most recently suffered a 66-59 setback versus Lyon on Dec. 7.

• Hannibal-LaGrange has three scorers averaging above 10.0 points per game this season. Ryan Ward leads the way for the Trojans offensively, averaging 14.8 points per game.

• Ward is also the team's leading rebounder, securing an average of 5.5 boards per game. Ward ranks second on the team in assists, totaling 27 through eight games this season.

• Following its game at Lindenwood, Hannibal-LaGrange will take on fellow GLVC members, Quincy (Dec. 14) and McKendree (Dec. 15).