Game Details
Game No. 27 - Lindenwood vs. Illinois Springfield
Thursday, February 27, 2020
7:30 p.m.
St. Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
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Things to Know
• Lindenwood men's basketball (10-16, 4-14 GLVC) takes on Illinois Springfield (14-12, 7-11 GLVC) on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. The two teams met earlier this season, in a January showdown, where the Lions were defeated, 88-95.
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• In the all-time series against Illinois Springfield, Lindenwood is 4-1.
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• The Lions' sole loss in the all-time series came earlier this season at UIS, 88-95.
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• At home against the Prairie Stars, Lindenwood is 2-0.
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• The largest margin of victory for the Lions over the Prairie Stars came in 2015, in a 75-54 Lindenwood victory.
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• The Lions have won both home games against UIS by at least nine points.
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• Following Thursday's game, the Lions will close out the regular season against Lewis on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood is 7-6 at home this season. The team has a chance to finish with an above .500 home record for the season with a win in its final two games.
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• When leading at half, Lindenwood is 8-7 on the year.
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• When holding opponents to 70-79 points this season, Lindenwood is 7-3.
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• When outrebounding an opponent, the Lions are 7-4 over the course of the season.
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TJ Crockett led all Lindenwood scorers with 26 points against William Jewell.
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• Crockett has now scored at least 20 points in a game 18 times this season.
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• Saturday's game was the 15th time this season that Crockett led the team in scoring.
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• Crockett also finished with a team-high three assists, tying teammate
Vijay Blackmon.
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• Crockett recorded a blocked shot, and he was the only Lion to do so in Saturday's game.
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• Blackmon finished second on the team in scoring with 19 points.
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• Blackmon now has 21 double-digit scoring games in his career.
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• Over his last three games, Blackmon is averaging over 19 points per game.
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• Blackmon has led the team in assists in seven games this season.
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• With a career-high four steals against William Jewell, Blackmon has now led the team in steals in five games.
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Cameron Scales added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions on Saturday.
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• Scales finished with the first double-double of his career.
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• Scales' double-double was the third time a Lions player has recorded at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in the same game (Blackmon and Crockett).
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Sukhman Bhinder finished with a career-high 15 points against William Jewell.
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• Bhinder scored in double-figures for just the second time this season.
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• Lindenwood is second in the GLVC in scoring, with a team average of 81.2 points per game.
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• The Lions are allowing a conference-worst 81.1 points per game this season.
Scouting the Competition
• Illinois Springfield enters on a two-game losing streak, after dropping its most recent matchup to McKendree, 65-76.
• Daniel Soetan leads the team with 18.9 points per game this season.
• Soetan sits at fifth in the GLVC in scoring.
• Keymonta Johnson is ninth in the GLVC with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Jesus Castillo is knocking down threes at a 46.4 percent clip, which is third best in the conference.
• Castillo has drained 85 three-pointers this season, which is second-best in the GLVC.
• The Prairie Stars had four players score double-digits last time the two teams met.
• Following Thursday's game, UIS will close out the regular season at Missouri-St. Louis.
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