Saturday's Game At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team ends its regular season with three straight road contests. That stretch begins on Saturday afternoon with a 3:30 p.m. game at Central Missouri.
 
• Lindenwood has won five out of its last six contests, and it is now 19-10 on the season and 8-8 in MIAA play. The Lions are tied for eighth in the MIAA standings, one game back of fifth-place and one game ahead of 11th-place. Last Tuesday, Lindenwood defeated Lincoln by a 73-61 score.
 
• Central Missouri is 8-2 in its last ten games, but it lost on Thursday night with 70-63 overtime setback at home against Lincoln. The Mules are second in the MIAA with an 11-5 mark, and they are 17-7 overall.
 
• Central Missouri leads the all-time series with Lindenwood by a 9-2 margin. The Mules are 6-0 all-time against the Lions in Warrensburg, Mo.
 
• Earlier this season, Central Missouri defeated the Lions by an 82-75 margin in St. Charles. Lindenwood held a one-point lead with 15 minutes remaining, but a 9-0 run by the Mules gave them the lead for good. Four Lions scored in double-figures for Lindenwood, led by 17 each by Jackson Price and Chandler Diekvoss.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood has tied its record for most wins since joining the MIAA. The Lions will be going for their 20th win of the season, which would be the eighth 20-win campaign in the program history. The last time it accomplished that feat was in 2011-12 when Lindenwood went 28-3 during its transition season to the NCAA level.
 
• The Lions end the regular season with three straight road games. Lindenwood enters the trip with a 4-3 MIAA road mark, including wins in four out of its last five road contests.
 
• Lindenwood has won five out of its six last contests. In the four MIAA victories during that stretch, the Lions are allowing just 63.2 points a game, and opponents are shooting 42.2 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from three-point range. All four opponents were held below their current season average, by an average of 11 points a game.
 
• Lindenwood ranks in the upper half of the MIAA in both scoring offense and scoring defense. Only two other conference schools are in the top seven in both categories.
 
• The Lions are third in the MIAA by having a .339 three-point field-goal percentage defense. Since Jan. 5, teams are shooting just .315 against Lindenwood.

• The Lions are shooting 57.8 percent from the field in the last three games, and they have shot 50 percent or better in five out of the last seven.
 
• Chandler Diekvoss has been the most consistent scorer lately for Lindenwood, hitting double-figure points in eight straight games. In that span, he is shooting 51.6 percent from the field and averaging 16.4 points a game.
 
• Lindenwood has recorded 13 individual double-doubles this season, six more than last season. Dominique Dobbs leads the way with nine, followed by Chandler Diekvoss with four and Brenon Larson-Gulsvig with one.
 
• Lindenwood's top four scorers this year are freshmen and sophomores, and all of the team's freshmen and sophomores have combined for 74.1 percent of the team's points.
 
• Lindenwood has clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament, and it has now made the tournament all four years that it has been eligible. The top four seeds in the tournament will receive first-round byes, and the other eight teams will play a first-round game on Feb. 27 at campus sites. The final three rounds will be in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City on March 2, 4, and 5. The Lions will be looking to advance to Kansas City for the third straight year.
 
A Look At The Mules
• Central Missouri has one of the top defenses in the MIAA, allowing just 65.9 points a game. The Mules are ninth in scoring offense with 73.7 points a contest.
 
• Three Mules are averaging double-figure points. Spencer Reaves leads the team with 16.9 points, followed by Kyle Wolf with a 11.9 scoring average and Marquiez Lawrence with 10.0 points a game.
 
• Marquiez Lawrence leads the team with 6.6 rebounds a game. Spencer Reaves is also the team leader in three-pointers, assists, and steals.
 
• Central Missouri is 9-2 at home this season, including a 5-2 mark in MIAA games played in Warrensburg.