Game Details
Game No. 27 - Lindenwood at Nebraska-Kearney
Saturday, February 16, 2019
4:00 p.m. 
Kearney, Neb. | Health & Sports Center
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team travels to Kearney, Neb. for a matchup with the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. inside the Health & Sports Center.

• Lindenwood arrives in Kearney, Neb. aiming for back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-January. In its most recent game on Feb. 14, Lindenwood secured a 73-67 win against Fort Hays from Hays, Kan.

• With the victory over Fort Hays, the Lions picked up their first win away from Hyland Arena since defeating Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. on Jan. 19. Lindenwood is 3-7 on the road this season.

• The Lions and Lopers have met eight times since the start of the 2012-13 season. Nebraska-Kearney owns a 5-3 lead in the all-time series, and a 4-1 edge during games played in Kearney, Neb.

• Nebraska-Kearney has won three straight games over Lindenwood dating back to the 2015-16 season.

• Lindenwood is currently in a four-way tie for ninth place in the MIAA standings with a 5-9 record. Nebraska-Kearney is one game behind Lindenwood with a 4-10 mark.

Lindenwood Notes
• Chandler Diekvoss led all scorers with 23 points (7-of-14 FG, 9-of-15 FT) on Feb. 14 versus Fort Hays.

• Diekvoss' 23-point effort was the ninth time this season that he had surpassed the 20-point plateau in a game for the Lions. Diekvoss has led Lindenwood in scoring nine times in 2018-19.

• Diekvoss is averaging 15.5 points per game this season for the Lions, the second-highest scoring average on the team. Diekvoss is tied for 15th in the MIAA in scoring.

• Diekvoss collected a team-leading ten rebounds in the game against Fort Hays, the 12th time this season that he has paced the Lions on the glass.

• Diekvoss leads Lindenwood in rebounding for the season, securing an average of 6.8 rebounds per game. Diekvoss is currently tied for seventh in the MIAA in total rebounding.

• Diekvoss' 23-point and 10-rebound effort at Fort Hays marked his sixth double-double of the season. Diekvoss has picked up 15 double-doubles in his career at Lindenwood.

• Diego Womack posted 16 points (7-of-13 FG) in the win at Fort Hays on Feb. 14. For Womack, the game was his 12th double-digit effort of the season.

• Womack collected nine rebounds in the game at Fort Hays, falling just one rebound shy of his second career double-double.

• Brad Newman scored 12 points (4-of-11 FG) at Fort Hays, as he picked up his 24th double-digit performance on the season.

• Newman ranks fifth in the MIAA in scoring, averaging 20.6 points per game this season. In his 14 games against MIAA opponents, Newman is averaging an MIAA-leading 23.5 points per game.

• Adam Pohlman dished out eight assists and committed zero turnovers in the game at Fort Hays on Feb. 14. It was the sixth time this season that Pohlman has totaled at least five assists in a game without committing a single turnover.

• In his last two games, Pohlman has registered 18 assists without committing a single turnover. Pohlman's team-leading average of 5.0 assists per game ranks third in the MIAA, while his assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.7 leads the conference.

• Pohlman is ranked second in NCAA Division II in assist-to-turnover ratio.

• TJ Crockett added 12 points (3-of-4 FG, 4-of-6 FT) off of the bench for the Lions at Fort Hays. For Crockett, the game was his third double-digit scoring performance of the season, and his second in the last four games.

• Lindenwood attempted 30 free throws in the game at Fort Hays, the third time this season the team has attempted that many free throws in a game. The Lions are 2-1 when getting to the free-throw line 30 times in a game.

Scouting the Competition
• Nebraska-Kearney enters Saturday's matchup with a record of 9-14 and a 4-10 mark from within the MIAA.

• The Lopers are currently in 13th place in the MIAA standings, but sit just one game behind four teams that are tied for the 9-12 spots in the conference standings.

• Nebraska-Kearney is led by head coach, Kevin Lofton who is in his 4th season at the helm for the Lopers. Johnson has a record of 65-50 during his four seasons as head coach.

• Fort Hays State was picked 10th in the 2018-19 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. The Tigers finished the 2017-18 campaign with a 16-14 record and an 11-8 mark from within the MIAA.

• The Lopers have won three of their last four games, all against teams that currently rank in the top-six of the MIAA standings.

• In its most recent game on Feb. 14, Nebraska-Kearney defeated Lincoln by a final score of 75-67.

• Kanon Koster leads the Lopers in scoring (16.7 points per game) and rebounding (6.1 rebounds per game) this season.