Game Details
Game No. 14 - Lindenwood vs. No. 23 UIndy
Thursday, January 16, 2020
7:30 p.m. (EST) 
Indianapolis, Ind. | Nicoson Hall
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team will conclude its three-game road stretch on Thursday night in Indianapolis, Ind. The Lions will take on the UIndy Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. (EST) from Nicoson Hall.

• Lindenwood enters the matchup on a two-game losing streak, after dropping its last game at Drury, 83-62. The Lions are 0-3 on the road against conference foes this season.

• Through 13 game this season, Lindenwood has a record of 8-5. The Lions have faced two ranked opponents this season, dropping both games by a total of 10 points.

• Lindenwood and Indianapolis have not met before, with Thursday's game marking the inaugural matchup between the two teams. 

• Following its game against Indianapolis, the Lions will return home to square off against the top-ranked Bellarmine Knights. The Lions dropped the first game to the Knights this season, 81-73, on Nov. 20. That loss marked Lindenwood's sole home loss of the 2019-20 season.

Lindenwood Notes
• Cameron Scales led the team in points scored for the second-straight game. Scales scored 12 points to go along with three 3PM against Drury on Jan. 11. It was the seventh double-digit scoring game of the season for Scales.

• Scales has now scored double-digits in two straight games, and four of his last six games. Over the last six games, Scales is averaging over 12 points per game, and he is top-10 in the GLVC with over 2.60 3PM per game.

• Anthony Christian was one of three Lindenwood players to go for double-digits against the Panthers. Christian dropped 10 points for his seventh double-digit scoring game of the 2019-20 season.

• Luka Radosevic has been on a scoring streak in the last three games, with his latest effort netting ten points against the Panthers. Radosevic is averaging 12.7 points in the last three games.

• Vijay Blackmon led the Lions with six rebounds against Drury. Blackmon's six rebounds ties for his second-highest rebounding output, matching a game against Missouri-St. Louis earlier in the season.

• Blackmon failed to score double-digits for just the second time this season. Averaging 16.8 points for the season, Blackmon has already achieved five 20-plus point performances.

• Even after being held to just four points by the Panthers, TJ Crockett still leads the GLVC with 21.8 points per game. Teammate Blackmon is eighth in the conference with 16.8 points per game.

• Crockett is tied for first in the GLVC with 74 free throws made, while knocking them down at an .892 clip.

• The Lions lead the GLVC in scoring with 85 points per game. The Lions are 6-2 in games where they score at least 80 points. Lindenwood has scored at least 90 points in five games in the 2019-20 season, and the team is 4-1 in those games. The sole loss for the Lions came against top-25 Florida Southern on the road on Dec. 7.

• Lindenwood is in the top-five of the GLVC for team 3P%. The Lions are knocking down threes at a .381 clip, and the team is second in the conference in 3PM with over 140.

• The Lions have managed extreme success at limiting turnovers, as the team is top-three in the GLVC with a +4.77 turnover margin. Lindenwood averages just 15.4 turnovers per game.

• Lindenwood is top-three in the GLVC with 11.69 offensive rebounds per game. In the Lions' most recent game they outrebounded the Panthers, 10-3, on the offensive board.

• For the second-straight game, the Lions failed to outrebound an opponent. Lindenwood finished with the same number of rebounds as Drury, and Lindenwood is now 0-1 this season in games with an equal number of rebounds as the opponent. The team is 3-4 since the 15-16 season when finishing with equal rebounds in a game.

Scouting the Competition
• The Greyhounds will enter Saturday's showdown with a 10-3 record, including a 2-3 mark within the GLVC. Indianapolis has dropped two of its previous three games.

• During its last game, Indianapolis lost a road matchup to McKendree, 78-74. The road loss was the first of the season for the Greyhounds, who now have a 2-1 record away from home in the 2019-20 season.

• The Greyhounds were picked to finish third in the 2019-20 GLVC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll after finishing the 2018-19 season with a 19-10 record, including a 12-6 conference record. 

• All three of the Greyhounds conference victories this season have been by single digits.

• Indianapolis is led by leading-scorer Trevor Lakes, who is averaging 15.5 points per game this season. Lakes is also averaging 6.1 rebounds a game for the Greyhounds.

• Jimmy King has scored at a 13 point per game pace, while also averaging 6.8 assists per game.