Monday's Game at a Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team has its final tuneup before conference play on Monday night with a home game against Brescia. The Lions and Bearcats will tip-off at 7 p.m. in Hyland Arena.
 
• Lindenwood is currently on a four-game winning streak. In those four victories, the team has outscored its opponents by an average score of 93.5-62.5.
 
• Last time out, the Lions defeated Robert Morris-Springfield by a 97-61 margin. The Lions had a big size advantage in the game, leading to them scoring 52 points in the paint and winning the rebounding battle by a 56-28 margin.
 
• Brescia is a NAIA school out of the River States Conference. The Bearcats are under the direction of first-year head coach Brian Skortz, and they are 2-5 on the year. Last Saturday, Brescia lost its fourth straight contest by a 79-73 score against Midway.
 
• Lindenwood and Brescia have met four times previously, but have not met since the 1986-87 season. Brescia has a 3-1 all-time advantage over the Lions, but the Lions won the most recent meeting by a 106-102 score.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood scored 52 points in the paint against Robert Morris-Springfield, its largest total of the season. The Lions are averaging 35.1 points in the paint this season, over seven more than their opposition.
 
• The Lions have had two players record double-doubles in each of the last two games. Dominique Dobbs had double-doubles in both games. He already has five this season, tying for the most by a Lion since moving to the NCAA. Chandler Diekvoss had one versus Hannibal-LaGrange, and Brenon Larson-Gulsvig had the first one of his career against Robert Morris-Springfield. As a team, the Lions have eight double-doubles, one more than last season.
 
• Lindenwood collected 56 rebounds against Robert Morris-Springfield. That mark tied for the second-most in program history for a game, just behind the 58 it pulled down against Westminster in 2012.
 
• The Lions rank 10th nationally by turning the ball over just 10 times a game. That mark also leads the MIAA.
 
• Lindenwood is 25th nationally and second in the MIAA in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 1.43 mark. Lindenwood has seven straight games in which it has more assists than turnovers.
• Chandler Diekvoss is averaging 25 points a game over the last three contests. He is shooting over 60 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line in those games.
 
• Dominique Dobbs is averaging a double-double over the last six contests. He is putting up 17.1 points and 10.3 rebounds a game in those contests. His shooting percentage in that span is 63.3 percent.
 
• Lindenwood ranks 50th nationally and third in the MIAA with just under 10 three-pointers made per game. Jackson Price leads the team with 19 three-pointers, two more than Brenon Larson-Gulsvig. Eleven of the 13 players that have played this season have hit at least one three-pointer.
 
• Adam Pohlman is averaging 4.0 assists a game this season, and he has at least four assists in every game but two. In the team's three home contests, Pohlman is averaging over five assists a game.
 
• All-conference football player Bakari Triggs joined the roster prior to the Robert Morris-Springfield game. He contributed right away, scoring five points and grabbing three rebounds. He is the third football player added to the roster. Mason Bendigo is averaging 7.6 points and 3.0 rebounds a game, and Max Meylor is putting up 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds a contest.
 
A Look at the Bearcats
• Brescia opened the season by winning two of its first three games, but it has dropped four straight since that time, including its first two conference games of the season.
 
• The Bearcats are 28th at the NAIA Division II level in assist-to-turnover margin with a 2.571 mark. Norman Ellis is 26th individually with a 3.500 mark.
 
• Three players are averaging double-figure points, led by Dillon Geralds with 15.7 points a game. Tavon Johnson is putting up 14.3 a game, and Trey Howard is averaging 12.6 points a contest.
 
• Dillon Geralds is also the team leader in rebounds with 6.1 a game, and has a team-high 1.0 steals a game. Ed Carter leads the team in blocks with 10 rejections on the season.