Game Details
Game No. 17 - Lindenwood vs. Lewis
Thursday, January 23, 2020
7:30 p.m.Â
Romeoville, Ill. | Neil Carey Arena
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team will hit the road following a tough three-game stretch that saw them go 0-3 against three top-25 teams. The Lions will travel to face Lewis and Illinois Springfield, on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25, respectively.
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• Lindenwood enters the contest against Lewis on a five-game losing streak, dropping the most recent matchup with #18 Missouri-St. Louis, 80-103.
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• The Lions have never faced off against the Flyers, with Thursday's game marking the first ever meeting between the two programs.Â
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• The two teams will play again on Feb. 29, to close out the regular season.
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• Following the team's matchups with Lewis and Illinois Springfield, Lindenwood returns home to play McKendree on Jan. 30.
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• The Flyers have yet to score 90 points this season. The Lions have scored 90 or more points in five games in the 2019-20 season, with the most recent 90-point effort coming in a 98-70 win over Culver-Stockton on Dec. 20.
Lindenwood Notes
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TJ Crockett led Lindenwood with 25 points in the team's previous game, against Missouri-St. Louis.
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• The 25-point game marked the 11th time this season that Crockett has scored 20 ormore points in a game.
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• Crockett has now scored in double figures in 14 of 16 games this season.
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• Crockett is tied with Brodric Thomas of Truman State for the top spot in scoring average in the GLVC with 21.0 points per game.
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Vijay Blackmon added 20 points for the Lions in the loss to Missouri-St. Louis.
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• Blackmon scored at least 20 points for the sixth time this season. His career-high in points came against Missouri-St. Louis earlier in the season, when he dropped 24.
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• Blackmon has scored in double figures in 13 of 16 games this season.
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• Crockett and Blackmon are the only pair of teammates to both be in the top-10 of the GLVC in scoring, with both averaging at least 16.2 points per game.
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Sukhman Bhinder set a new career-high for points scored in a game with 11 against the Tritons. Bhinder's previous high of eight came against Bellarmine on Nov. 20.
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• Bhinder also tied a career-high for assists in a game with six. It was the second time this season that Bhinder dished out six assists.
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• Radosevic added 10 points along with five rebounds for the Lions. Radosevic now has seven games this season with at least five rebounds.
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• For the fifth time this season, Radosevic reached double figures in scoring. It was the third time that he scored at least ten points and brought in at least five rebounds.
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• After scoring 80 points against Missouri-St. Louis, the Lions are tied for first in the GLVC in scoring ofense with 81.8 points per game.
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• Lindenwood is in the top-three in the GLVC in turnover margin with a +3.19 margin. Bellarmine and Missouri-St. Louis, both ranked teams, are ahead of the Lions in turnover margin.
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• The Lions are one of two teams in the GLVC with at least 180 offensive rebounds this season. The team sits at third in the GLVC in offensive rebounds per game with 11.125 offensive boards per game.
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• Lindenwood has made 169 three point field goals this season, good for third in the GLVC. The team has averaged 10.56 three pointers per game in the 2019-20 campaign.
Scouting the Competition
• The Flyers enter Thursday's game with a 9-7 record, including a 4-4 mark within the GLVC. Lewis is coming off of a 71-62 win over Illinois Springfield.
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• Lewis is 1-2 in its last three games, and the team is 5-1 at home this season. Lewis' sole home loss of the season was against Wayne State, 66-67.
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• The Flyers have four players averaging at least 10 points per game.
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• Lewis is led by Anthony D'Avanzo, who is putting up 14.3 points per game to go along with 7.8 rebounds per game.
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• D'Avanzo's 7.8 rebounds per game is good for third in the GLVC in rebounds per game.
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• Adam Pischke is sixth in the conference in assists per game, with four assists per game this season.
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• Following their game against the Lions, the Flyers will stay at home to take on the Tritons of Missouri-St. Louis.
