Today's Game

• The Lindenwood Lions will play their ninth consecutive home game when they take on the Missouri S&T Miners. The game is the final game of a nine game home stand and is the team's last nonconference game.

• Lindenwood is coming off a 83-66 win to the Missouri S&T Miners. The win improved the Lions to 6-5 on the season and 5-2 at home.
 
• Missouri S&T comes to the Hyland Arena with a record of 5-4. The Miners won their last game against Webster. Missouri S&T are 0-3 away from home.
 
• The Lions and the Miners have met 10 times with Missouri S&T holding a 9-1 advantage.

Lindenwood Notes

• Darris Smith is the team's lone returning starter and has started off the season very well. In 11 games, he has averaged over 32 minutes a game and has just 14 turnovers compared to 36 assists. Twice this season the junior has played in all 40 minutes.

• Sophomore Brandon Marquardt was the first Lion off the bench in the first four games but is now in the starting lineup. He has also been very effective. Marquardt is averaging 10.2 points and has scored in double figures seven times.

• The Lions have done a good job spreading the scoring around in the early season. Lindenwood has three guys that average over 10 points a game and three more that average over seven.

• Three-point shooting has been a strength in the early season. The Lions have made at least seven threes in every game but three. Three times this season, Lindenwood made a season-high 10 threes in a game. When the Lions attempt more threes than their opponents the team is 3-1 and are 5-2 when its makes more threes.

• With the injury to backup point guard Nick Van Osdale, Tyler Ressel has had to step up and run the point while Smith has taken a rest. Ressel has dished out 30 assists while running the point. The lone senior is also leading the team in scoring with 15.2 points a game.  

• Working the glass on the offensive side has been a positive for the Lions in the early season. The team is outrebounding its opponents on the offensive glass 114-98. Garrett Reeg is leading the team in offensive rebounds with 29.

• Rebounding has not been a problem in the early season for the Lions. The team has won the rebounding battle in all but three games.

 • In 11 games, there has been five separate Lions lead the team in scoring. Darris Smith,Tyler Ressel, and Michael Boos are the only Lions that  have led the team in scoring more than once.

• Going back to last season the Lions have compiled a 9-1 record in non-conference home games.

• The Lions two starting bigs have been very efficient shooting the ball this season. Garrett Reeg and Sam Mader have started every game this season and have shot at a 54 percent clip.

• In every game but two this season the Lions have shot at least 10 free throws. Four times this season Lindenwood has had games when it took 30 free throws.

• When the Lions offense has been clicking they have been tough to beat. When they score over 80 points the team is 5-0.

• Freshman Marcus Hinton has made an early impact in his career. Hinton is averaging five points a game to go along with three rebounds as a freshman.

• The Lions starting five have been frequent visitors to the charity stripe this season. The five starters have taken 212 free throws and are shooting 82 percent from the stripe.

• So far this season, there has only been two games that has been decided by less than 10 points. The closest game has been eight points.

• In 2012-13, the Lions did not play a nationally ranked team. But already in 2013-14 Lindenwood has played two top-five teams.

• Unlike last year's team which had six seniors this season's squad has just one. Tyler Ressel is the only senior on the roster.

• The Hyland Arena floor has been very good to the Lions since Brad Soderberg took over. In his first five seasons, Lindenwood is 56-10 at home.

Missouri S&T Notes

• The Missouri S&T Miners enter tonight's game with a record of 4-4. The Miners last their last two out of three games and are 0-3 on the road.

• As a team, the Miners are averaging 96.6 points a game and are giving up 94.5. Missouri S&T are shooting 47 percent from the field and 36 percent from behind the arc. The Miners are also shooting 71 percent from the free-throw line.  

• The Miners are led by three players who score in double figures. Bryce Foster leads the team with an average of 22.8 points a game. Mudi Eruteya is second on the team with an average of 17.5. Nusrath Khan chips in with 16.

• Jim Glash is the head coach of Missouri S&T and is in his fifth season.