Saturday's Game At A Glance• The Lindenwood men's basketball team will look to avoid its first two-game losing streak of the season on Saturday when it heads to Southwest Baptist for a 3:30 p.m. game in Bolivar, Mo.
• The Lions are currently in a four-way tie for first place in the MIAA with a 7-3 record. Lindenwood fell to 11-5 overall last Wednesday with a 54-41 setback at Southwest Baptist.
• Southwest Baptist is currently 8-7 overall and 3-6 in the MIAA. The Bearcats have lost three out of their last four games, including a 75-49 loss on Thursday night at home against Lincoln.
• Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist are the top two rebounding teams in the MIAA. The Bearcats have a +7.9 rebounding margin this season, and they are led by Logan Hovey with 8.3 rebounds a game. The Lions have a +6.7 rebounding margin, and they are led by
Stanislas Heili with 9.1 rebounds a contest.
• Lindenwood leads the all-time series with Southwest Baptist by a 4-3 margin. Last season, the Lions swept the season series by a score of 73-66 in Bolivar and 93-46 in St. Charles. Lindenwood is 2-1 all-time in games played in Bolivar.
Lindenwood Notes• Lindenwood leads the MIAA in scoring defense (64.3), field-goal percentage defense (.386), and blocks (5.2). It is ninth in NCAA Division II in scoring defense, sixth in field-goal percentage defense, and tenth in blocks.
• Lindenwood's defense has held nine straight opponents under 70 points, and 13 of its 16 opponents this season have not reached that mark.
• The Lions' streak of holding opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field was snapped against Nebraska-Kearney, but Lindenwood has still held 11 of its 16 opponents under 40 percent shooting
• Lindenwood has held seven straight opponents to under 40 percent shooting from three-point range, and opponents are shooting 28 percent in that span.
• The Lions are among the nation's leaders by committing just 14.4 fouls a game. Over the last four games, they have been whistled for 11.5 fouls a contest.
• The Lions are eighth in the MIAA with a 46.1 percent field-goal percentage this season. Lidnenwood is 11-1 when shooting over 40 percent.
• Lindenwood is fifth in three-point percentage (.378) and fourth in free-throw percentage (.757).
• Among individual national leaders,
Cory Arentsen is 42nd in NCAA Division II in scoring and 29th in free-throw percentage.
Stanislas Heili is tenth in the nation in blocks and 40th in rebounding.
• Three Lions are averaging over a block a game this season.
Stanislas Heili is on pace to shatter the school's single-season record with 43 already this season, eight shy of the school record.
Zachary Biggs has 17 blocks, and
Sam Mader has 11 blocks in ten games.
• In MIAA games,
Cory Arentsen is averaging 21.2 points a game. He is shooting 47.3 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from three-point range, and 87.0 percent from the free-throw line.
• Three Lions rank in the top-nine in the MIAA in rebounding.
Stanislas Heili is second with 9.1 rebounds a game,
Cory Arentsen is eighth with 6.6 boards a contest, and
Zachary Biggs is tenth with 6.4 rebounds a game.
• Lindenwood is ranked sixth in the region in the USBWA and D2SIDA polls this week. The official NCAA regional polls, which decides the NCAA Tournament field, will begin in mid-February.
A Look At Southwest Baptist• Southwest Baptist enters play on Saturday in 11th place in the MIAA standings. The Bearcats are 0.5 game out of ninth, and 0.5 ahead of three teams in last place.
• The duo of Brian Patterson and Logan Hovey lead the Bearcats with a combined 28 points and 14.2 rebounds a game. Patterson averages 14.3 points and is shooting 57.4 percent from the field. Hovey averages 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds.
• The Bearcats are among the MIAA leaders by shooting 76 percent from the free-throw line. Cartier Dean is among the top free-throw shooters, getting to the line over four times a game and shooting 82.3 percent.
• Southwest Baptist is just 2-7 when scoring under 80 points.
All Lindenwood and MIAA statistics are through games of January 14, NCAA statistics are through Jan. 13
