• Tonight the Lindenwood Lions will play their second consecutive road non-conference game against another GLVC team, the University of Missouri Science and Technology.
• The Lions are coming off a 61-53 win over Maryville last weekend and snapped a three-game losing skid.
• The Miners enter tonight's game with a record of 3-3 overall and 0-1 in GLVC play. Missouri S&T is coming off a 97-30 win over Baptist Bible.
• The Lions and Miners have met nine times and Lindenwood has yet to win a game.
Lindenwood Notes
• Tonight's game against Missouri S&T will be the fourth and final game against teams from the GLVC. The Lions are 2-1 so far this season against GLVC teams.
• This season the Lions are scoring 79.4 points a game. That total ranks fourth in the MIAA.
• This season's roster consists of five seniors and those seniors are leading the way. The group is scoring 67 percent of the team's average points per game.
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Alex Bazzell has been the Lions go to scorer so far this season. He has led the team in scoring in six-of-eight games.
• In the second half against Pitt State, Bazzell scored his 1,000 career point as a Lindenwood Lion. He becomes the ninth Lion in program history to reach the milestone.
• Senior forward
Richie Thompson has been dominating the glass this season. His average of 8.1 is second in the MIAA.
• Freshman guard
Brandon Marquardt is making an early impact in his first season of college basketball. He is averaging 6.8 points and is 9-for-14 from behind the three point line. The freshman's 64 percent shooting from behind the arc is tops in the MIAA.
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Brett Thompson is making his return to the court in 2012-13. After red shirting in 2011-12 due to a knee injury he is back in the Lions lineup. He is averaging 8.6 points and 4.5 rebounds.
• Over the past two seasons, the Lions have seen overtime numerous times. In 2011-12, the team played three overtime games. The team has already played in three over time games. The Lions have a 2-4 record in overtime since last season.
• In all but three games this season, the Lions have shot at least 30 free throws.
• Senior
Cody Sorenson has been coming on strong lately from behind the three-point line. In the Lions last four games he has made two threes in each game. There has only been one contest this season that he hasn't made at least one three.
• When the Lions have outrebounded its opponents the team has won all but one game.
• Through eight games this season, the team's opponents are shooting just 39 percent from the field and 39 percent from behind the line.
• The Lions have shot 82 more free throws than their opponents. When the team shoots more free throws than its opponents, the team is 5-1.
• Lindenwood has outscored its opponents in both the first half and the second half this season. But the second half has been the Lions best. The team has outscored its opponents 344-256 in the final 20 minutes.
• If the Lions hold their opponents to 69 points or less the team is 4-0. If the opposition scores more than 69 the team is 1-3.
• The 0-2 start in conference play is the first time under Coach Soderberg that the team has lost its first two conference games.
• After playing a season without a conference the Lions will play this year in the MIAA. Lindenwood will play 18 conference games.
• The Hyland Arena floor has been very good to the Lions since
Brad Soderberg took over. In his first four seasons, Lindenwood is 43-6 at home.
• For the first time in school history the Lions have had three consecutive 20 win seasons. All three seasons have been under the watchful eye of Coach Soderberg.
• The Lions return seven of their top eight scorers from last season's squad. The only loss was
Kramer Soderberg who averaged 17.9 points.
Missouri S&T Notes
• The Missouri S&T Miners host the Lions at home where the team is 3-1. The Miners have played three MIAA teams this season and the Lindenwood will be the fourth. Missouri S&T is 1-2 in those games. Earlier in the season the team beat NCAA Division I Western Illinois 61-60 in an exhibition game.
• As a team S&T is averaging 71.2 points a game on offense and is surrendering just 52.0 points on the defensive side of the floor. The Miners are shooting 45 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the three-point line.
• Missouri S&T is led in scoring by Bryce Foster and Mudi Eruteya who both average 13.2 points. Eruteya is also the team's leading rebounder with 7.8 per game.
• Jim Glash is the head coach of the Miners and is in his fourth season at the helm.
