Game Details
Game No. 24 - Lindenwood vs. McKendree
Saturday, February 15, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Lebanon, Ill. | Harry M. Statham Sports Center
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball takes on the Bearcats of McKendree on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:00 p.m. The game is the final of four-straight road games for the Lions, which caps the final road stretch of the season for the team.
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• Lindenwood enters off of a loss to Southern Indiana, 77-101, on Thursday.
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• McKendree enters the game with an 11-12 record, and the team has dropped four straight games following their victory over Lindenwood, 121-116, on Jan. 25.
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• The Lions are 4-3 all-time against McKendree, and 1-1 on the road at the Bearcats. Lindenwood lost, 116-121 in OT, to McKendree earlier this season.
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• In the Lions' last game,
Luka Radosevic led the Lions with 23 points. It was the second 23-point performance of Radosevic's career, which came earlier this season. He now has 12 double-digit scoring games this season.
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• Following Saturday's showdown, Lindenwood returns home to face Rockhurst. The team will play four-straight home games to end the regular season.
Lindenwood Notes
• Radosevic put up 23 points against Southern Indiana on Thursday. It was the second time in his career that he scored 23 points, both coming this season.
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• For the second time in his career, Radosevic led the team in scoring in a game. His 23 points at Lewis earlier in the season was the first time he accomplished the feat.
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• Radosevic brought in eight rebounds against Southern Indiana, for his second-straight game with as many boards.
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• His eight rebounds came one short of tying his careerhigh nine boards, which came against Illinois Springfield on Jan. 25.
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TJ Crockett was the only other Lions player to finish with over 10 points, as he scored 22 points against the Screaming Eagles.
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• Crockett has now scored at least 20 points in fivestraight games, and six of his last eight games.
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• Crockett has 16 games this season where he scored at least 20 points.
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• Against conference opponents, Crockett is averaging 18.9 points per game, which is good for fourth in the GLVC.
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Sukhman Bhinder finished with a team-high three assists at Southern Indiana.
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• Bhinder has led Lindenwood in assists in a game 11 times this season, which is tops on the team.
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• Bhinder sits at 11th in the conference in assist numbers. He averages 3.26 assists per game, and he has 75 total this season.
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Vijay Blackmon recorded three steals against USI, for the third time in his career, all coming this season.
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• The last time Blackmon finished a game with three steals was at Florida Southern on Dec. 7th.
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Cameron Scales blocked two shots at Southern Indiana, setting a career-high for the junior guard.
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• Scales also brought in a team-high nine rebounds, which was another career-best.
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• Scales has averaged over six rebounds per game in his last four contests.
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• Lindenwood is third in the GLVC in scoring offense with 81.3 points per game.
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• The Lions are one of three teams in the conference averaging at least 80 points per game (Southern Indiana and Indianapolis).
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• Lindenwood has allowed the most points per game of any GLVC team in the 2019-20 season, letting up 81 points per contest.
Scouting the Competition
• McKendree enters Saturday's showdown with an 11-12 record, including a 6-9 spot in the conference, after losing four straight games.
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• Logan Kohrmann is the team's leader in scoring with 19.2 points per game. Kohrmann is tied for third in the GLVC in scoring.
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• The only other McKendree player averaging double-digit scoring is Oliver Stephen, who is putting up 12.6 points per game.
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• Bryson Bultman is the team's rebounding leader, with 6.0 rebounds per game.
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• McKendree is one of the top teams in the GLVC in free throw shooting, and as a team the Bearcats are hitting on 78.1 percent of free throw teams. They trail only Bellarmine (78.3 percent).
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• Following Saturday's game, the team will head to Romeoville, Ill. to square off with Lewis. The game is set to tipoff at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 20.
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