Game Details
Game No. 19 - Lindenwood vs. McKendree
Thursday, January 30, 2020
7:30 p.m.
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball returns home after a quick two-game road swing that saw the team drop games to Lewis and Illinois Springfield on the road. The Lions now sit at 8-10, and have lost seven games in a row, five of which have come on the road
• McKendree is 10-8 entering Thursday's game, including a 5-5 mark in the GLVC. The team lost its most recent game to Truman State, 65-82.
• The Lions have faced the Bearcats six times in the team's history, winning four out of six matchups. Lindenwood won its most reccent matchup with McKendree, 93-82.
• Lindenwood averages 77.7 points per game when facing McKendree. The highest margin of victory for the Lions was in the most recent contest, 93-82.
• The two teams will face off again on Feb. 15, at 3:00 p.m., in Lebanon, Ill.
• Following Saturday's game, the Lions will stay at home to face Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles are 14-4, and 6-4 within the GLVC.
Lindenwood Notes
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Vijay Blackmon led the Lions with 31 points against Indiana Springfield on Saturday.
• The 31 points set a new career-high for Blackmon, surpassing his previous career-best of 24 points, which came against Missouri-St. Louis on Dec. 3.
• Blackmon hit on a career-high five three-pointers, as well as a career-best 11 FGM.
• Blackmon joins
TJ Crockett as the only two Lindenwood players to reach 30 points in a game this season.
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Luka Radosevic brought in a career-high tying nine rebounds against the Prairie Stars. Radosevic paired 16 points with the nine rebounds, for his second game of the season with at least 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Radosevic has six games this season where he has tallied at least six rebounds.
• Crockett blocked three shots on Saturday, setting a new career-high for the junior.
• Crockett has recorded four multiple-block games this season, with two such games in his last two contests. He has five blocks in his last two games, and 18 total on the season.
• Crockett tied for the team-lead in assists against Illinois Springfield with three. He has led the team in assists in seven games of his career, all coming this season.
• Crockett is second in the conference in points per game with 20.3. He trails Brodric Thomas of TSU (21.0 PPG).
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Sukhman Bhinder also tied for the team lead with three assists against the Prairie Stars.
• Bhinder leads the team with 63 assists this season. He has led the team in assists in a game nine times this season.
• Bhinder is the GLVC leader for assist-to-turnover ration, with a 3.15 ratio. He has made 63 assists while only committing 20 turnovers.
• Lindenwood is in the top-three in scoring offense among GLVC teams. As a team, the Lions have averaged 81.0 points per game. They trail Indianapolis (81.8) and Southern Indiana (81.7).
• Lindenwood is top-three in the GLVC in turnover margin as a team, with a +3.06 margin. The team is also fourth in the conference with a 1.25 turnover ratio.
• The team remains in the number two spot for 3-point field goals made as a unit. The Lions have hit 191 three-pointers, second to Illinois Springfield (191).
• The team is in the bottom half for total rebounds, yet the Lions are fifth in the GLVC for offensive rebounds.
• The Lions rank last in scoring defense letting up 79.1 points per game.
Scouting the Competition
• The Bearcats are led by Logan Kohrmann, who is averaging 17.9 points per game. Kohrmann has also brought in 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Nate Bethel is first in the GLVC in free throw percentage, hitting on 41-43 free throw attempts. Bethel is one of only two players in the conference to shoot 90 percent or above from the free throw line.
• Carrington Bass is third in the conference, shooting 46.5 percent from the three point line.
• Stephen Oliver is tied for the conference lead in made three-point field goals. Oliver has hit 58 threes this season, which is tied with Jesus Castillo of Illinois Springfield for the top spot in the GLVC.
• McKendree has lost three of its last four games, with its sole victory in those four games coming against Quincy, 95-73.
• Following Thursday's game, McKendree will head to UMSL for a road matchup with the Tritons.
