Game Details
Game No. 28 - Lindenwood vs. Lewis
Saturday, February 29, 2020
3:00 p.m.
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
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Things to Know
• Lindenwood men's basketball (11-16, 5-14 GLVC) closes out the regular season against Lewis (13-14, 8-11 GLVC), on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 3:00 p.m. in the Hyland Arena.
• The Lions dropped their matchup with the Flyers earlier this season, 62-71, on the road.
• The loss to Lewis earlier this season was part of a 10-game losing streak that saw the Lions face three top-25 teams.
• In their last five games, the Lions are 2-3.
• In the all-time series between Lindenwood and Lewis, the Lions are 0-1.
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Luka Radosevic led the team with 23 points against Lewis in the last matchup.
• Lewis enters on a three-game losing streak, after falling to UMSL, 61-73, on Thursday.
• With a win on Saturday, the Lions would finish with the team's best home record since 2016-17 (11-6). Currently, Lindenwood is 8-6 at home.
Lindenwood Notes
• The Lions secured an above .500 finish at home with a win over Illinois Springfield on Thursday.
• Lindenwood has not won nine home games since the 2016-17 season (11-6 home record).
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Anthony Christian led all scorers with 20 points on Thursday, for his third-career 20+ point game.
• It was the first double-digit scoring effort for Christian since he scored 12 points at Truman.
• The game marked Christian's third time leading the team in scoring in a game, in his career.
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Luka Radosevic secured the first double-double of his career with 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the Lions' win.
• It was the first time that Radosevic brought in 10 or more rebounds.
• Radosevic has now led the team in rebounds eight times this season.
• Radosevic also blocked a shot against Illinois Springfield, tying a career-high.
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TJ Crockett scored 19 points in Thursday's game, for his 25th double-digit scoring game.
• Crockett came one point short of his 19th 20-point performance.
• Crockett is currently the scoring leader in the GLVC with 21.4 points per game. He is one full point above the second-leading scorer in the conference, Brodric Thomas, who is averaging 20.4 points per game.
• Crockett is third in the GLVC in free throw percentage (88.8).
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Vijay Blackmon led the team with three assists and three steals in Thursday's game.
• Blackmon came one steal short of his career-high of four, which came against William Jewell on Feb. 22.
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Cameron Scales scored 16 points in Thursday's win, for his 11th double-digit scoring game of his career.
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Kace Kitchel set a career-high in assists with three against Illinois Springfield.
• Lindenwood is second in the GLVC in team scoring (81.3 points per game).
• The Lions have the fourth best turnover margin in the conference, with a +2.67 margin.
• Lindenwood is 8-4 this season when outrebounding an opponent.
• When leading at halftime this season, the Lions hold an 8-7 record.
Scouting the Competition
• Lewis enters Saturday's game on a three-game losing streak.
• The Flyers lost their most recent matchup, to UMSL, 61-73.
• On the road this season, Lewis is 5-7.
• The Flyers are led by Anthony D'Avanzo, who is scoring 15.7 points per game.
• Dre Bell (11.8) and Adam Pischke (10.7) are the only other players on the team averaging double-digit scoring numbers.
• D'Avanzo is averaging 8.2 rebounds per game. He is the only Lewis player averaging more than 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Lewis sits in the top-five in the GLVC in scoring defense (69.9 points per game allowed).
• Lewis is 1-3 in road games played in Missouri this season.
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