Game Details
Game No. 15 - Lindenwood vs. No. 1 Bellarmine
Saturday, January 18, 2020
3:00 p.m. 
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team will return home following a three-game road stretch, on Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo. The Lions will take on the Bellarmine Knights at 3:00 p.m. from Hyland Arena.

• Lindenwood enters Saturday on a three-game losing streak, after dropping its most recent game to No. 23 UIndy, 79-67. At home against conference opponents this season, the Lions own a 2-0 record.

• Lindenwood sits at 8-6 through the first 14 game of the season. The Lions have faced three ranked opponents this season, losing by single-digits in two of the three games. 

• Lindenwood and Bellarmine met earlier this season, with the Lions coming up short in an 81-73 loss. Lindenwood led Bellarmine, 42-34, at halftime in the game before being outscored by 16 in the second half.

• Following its game against Bellarmine, the Lions will face off against No. 23 Missouri-St. Louis at home in the Hyland Arena. The Lions dropped their first matchup with the Tritons this season, 93-69, on Dec. 3. The last Lindenwood victory in the series came in 2016, in an 86-77 home win.

Lindenwood Notes
• TJ Crockett led the Lions with 18 points scored against UIndy on Thursday afternoon. The scoring output gave Crockett his team-leading 13th double-digit scoring game of the season.

• Crockett also finished the game against UIndy with a team-high eight rebounds. The eight rebounds ties for the second-highest total of the season for Crockett, with his highest output being ten rebounds against Florida Southern earlier in the season.

• Crockett continues to lead the GLVC in scoring at 21.6 PPG. He is one of two players in the conference to average over 20 points per game.

• Crockett went 4-4 from the free throw line against the Greyhounds, increasing his free throw percentage to 89.7 on the season. He is second in the conference in free throw percentage.

• Vijay Blackmon is second on the team with 16.7 PPG. Against the Greyhounds, Blackmon went for 15 points, including a 7-8 showing at the free throw line.

• Blackmon is eighth in the GLVC in scoring, and he and Crockett are the only pair of teammates to be in the top-10 for scoring in the conference.

• Blackmon finished the game with his highest-assist total of the season with five. He has six games this season with at least four assists.

• Anthony Christian scored ten points on Thursday afternoon, for his second-straight double-digit scoring performance of the season, and his fifth in the last six games. Christian is averaging 12.8 PPG in his last six games.

• Cameron Scales has made at least two three-point shots in a game in 11 of 14 games this season. His season-high in threes came against Bellarmine earlier this season, when he went 6-9 from beyond the arc.

• The Lions lead the GLVC in scoring with 83.7 points per game. The Lions are 6-2 in games where they score at least 80 points. Lindenwood has scored at least 90 points in five games in the 2019-20 season, and the team is 4-1 in those games. The sole loss for the Lions when scoring at least 90 points came against top-25 Florida Southern on the road on Dec. 7.

• Lindenwood is in the top-three in the GLVC in turnover margin, with a +4.36 margin. The Lions are one of five teams in the conference that has forced over 200 turnovers this season.

• Lindenwood is third in the GLVC in offensive rebounding, with the team averaging 11.50 offensive rebounds per game.

• The Lions are third in the GLVC with 149 3PM this season, averaging over 10 three-pointers made per game.  Cameron Scales leads the team with 36 three-point field goals this season.

Scouting the Competition
• The Knights will enter Saturday's showdown with a 13-0 record, including a 6-0 mark within the GLVC. Bellarmine won its most previous matchup by five points, in a 65-60 effort over Missouri-St. Louis.

• Bellarmine is led by Alex Cook, who is averaging 16.2 points per game, while shooting 53.8 percent from the field.

• Bellarmine has been a strong defensive team over the course of the season, as the Knights are top-two in scoring defense in the GLVC, and are outscoring opposing teams at a conference-best 21.3 margin.

• The Knights have also taken advantage of their trips to the charity stripe, knocking down their free throws at an .891 clip. Cook has gone 73-77 from the free throw line for Bellarmine.

• Dylan Penn is second on the team in PPG with 13.9. Penn has also amassed 15 steals which is tied for best on the team.