Game Details
Game No. 18 - Lindenwood vs. Illinois Springfield
Saturday, January 25, 2020
3:00 p.m.Â
Springfield, Ill. | TRAC
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team concludes a quick two-game road swing, facing the Prairie Stars of Illinois Springfield, after losing to Lewis, 62-71, on Thursday. The Lions look to turn it around after dropping six games in a row, and falling under .500 on the season.
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• Illinois Springfield sits one game above .500, but the team is also on a losing streak after dropping five games in a row.
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• The Lions have faced the Prairie Stars four times in the team's history, winning all four games. The last time the two teams played was in Nov. 2015, when Lindenwood won, 75-54.
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• Lindenwood averages 80 points per game when facing UIS. The largest margin of victory for the Lions came in a 75-54 win over the Prairie Stars in 2015.
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• The two teams will play again on Feb. 27, in the penultimate game of the regular season.
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• Following Saturday's game, the Lions return home to face off against McKendree. The Bearcats are 10-7 this season, with a 5-4 record in the GLVC.
Lindenwood Notes
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Luka Radosevic led the Lions in scoring with 23 points against the Flyers on Thursday.
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• The 23 points set a new career-high in scoring for Radosevic, with his previous career-best of 14 points scored coming against Southwest Baptist on Jan. 9.
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• Radosevic has now reached double-digit scoring in two-straight games, and five of his last seven games.
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• Scales has led the team in rebounds five times this season, and the seven rebounds ties his career-best, which came against Avila on Dec. 18.
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TJ Crockett finished with a team-high three assists against Lewis. Crockett's three assists were nearly half of the team's total assist numbers, as Lindenwood finished with eight assists.
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• The game marked the sixth time in Crockett's career that he led the team in assists in a game.
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• Crockett has proved to be a steady shooter at the free throw line this season, averaging 89.0 percent from the line, which is third in the GLVC.
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• Crockett continues to average over 20 points per game for Lindenwood, as the junior guard is second in the GLVC in scoring with 20.5 points per game.
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• Teammate
Vijay Blackmon sits at the 11 spot in the conference in scoring, with 15.6 points per game.
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Sukhman Bhinder is in the top-10 in the GLVC in assists and assists per game, dishing out over three and a half assists per contest.
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• With a poor offensive showing against the Flyers, Lindenwood has dropped to fourth in scoring offensive amongst GLVC teams. The Lions are averaging 80.6 points per game as a team.
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• The Lions are in the top-three in turnover margin in the GLVC, with a +2.94 margin.
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• Lindenwood has been getting it done on the offensive boards, bringing in 190 total offensive rebounds while averaging over 11 per game. The team's 190 offensive boards puts them at third in the conference in total offensive rebounds.
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• In terms of three point field goals made, the Lions have been one of the better teams shooting the ball from deep, hitting on 177 three-pointers which is second in the GLVC. Scales leads the team with 45 three-point field goals this season.
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• The Lions have been outscored by nine or more points in the team's last five losses. Lindenwood's most recent win came against Maryville on Jan. 4, in a 81-76 victory for Lindenwood.
Scouting the Competition
• The Prairie Stars are led by Daniel Soetan, who is averaging 17.1 points per game while also bringing in 6.8 rebounds per game.
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• Illinois Springfield is the best team in the GLVC in terms of blocking shots, as the Prairie Stars are rejecting shot attempts at a pace of over four per game. The team has 71 total blocked shots on the season.
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• Illinois Springfield has made 203 three-pointers this season, which is best in the conference. The Prairie Stars are the only team in the GLVC to have reached the 200-3FG plateau.Â
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• The team is in the top-10 in all of Division II with over 200 three point field goals made this season.
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• Jesus Castillo leads the team with 57 three-pointers made. Castillo sits atop the GLVC leaderboard for 3FG made.
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• Following Saturday's game, UIS will take on No. 1 Bellarmine on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
