Cyrus Barnes
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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Readies for Contest with Quincy

Game Details
Game No. 22 - Lindenwood vs. Quincy
Saturday, February 8, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Quincy, Ill. | Pepsi Arena
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Things to Know
• The Lindenwood men's basketball takes on the Hawks of Quincy on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 3:00 p.m. The matchup marks the second of four-straight road games for the Lions, as they close out their final road stretch of the season.
 
• Quincy enters the game with a 12-9 record, including a 6-7 spot in the conference, after upsetting #13 UMSL on Thursday. The Hawks won, 67-57, in that game.
 
• Lindenwood is 2-2 all-time against Quincy, with the Lions scoring 74 points in both wins against the Hawks.
 
• On the road against Quincy, Lindenwood is 1-1, including a 74-73 win in the most recent matchup in Quincy between the two teams.
 
• In the Lions' last game, TJ Crockett led all Lindenwood scorers with 25 points, for his 14th game with at least 20 points this season. He now has back-to-back 25-point games.
 
• Following Saturday's showdown, Lindenwood will continue to stay on the road, facing Southern Indiana on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Lindenwood Notes
• Crockett finished with 25 points on Thursday at Truman State, marking his second-straight game with 25 points scored.
 
• Crockett has reached the 20-point plateau in a game 14 times this season, and 15 times in his career. It is the 12th time this season that he has led Lindenwood in scoring in a game.
 
• Crockett is averaging 21.5 points per game, which is best in the GLVC. Against conference opponents, Crockett is averaging 18.2 points per game.
 
• Crockett is third in the GLVC in free throw percentage, shooting 88.8 percent. Against Truman State, he was 8-9 from the line.
 
• Crockett is tied for seventh in the conference in steals, at 1.57 per game. He has seven steals in his past three games.
 
• After a 19-point effort against the Bulldogs, Vijay Blackmon moves to sixth in the GLVC in scoring offense, at 17.4 points per game.
 
• Blackmon and Crockett are the only pair of teammates currently in the top-10 in the GLVC in scoring.
 
• Blackmon finished with a team-high tying five rebounds, for his fifth game this season with five or more rebounds.
 
• Luka Radosevic has scored in double figures in six straight games now. Since receiving his first start of the season against Bellarmine on Jan. 18, Radosevic is averaging 14.0 points per game in eight starts.
 
• Radosevic has now reached double-digit scoring in a game 10 times in the 2019-20 season.
 
• Anthony Christian finished with 12 points, marking his first double-digit scoring effort since Jan. 16 at Indianapolis.
 
• Christian also recorded two assists against Truman State, which led the team, and was the first time in Christian's career that he led the team in assists in a game.
 
• Lindenwood is second in the conference in scoring offense as a team. The Lions are averaging 81.8 points per game, which is second behind UIndy's 82.5 points per game.
• As a team, the Lions shoot 73.4 percent from the free throw line. That is good for fifth in the GLVC.

 
• The Lions are tied for third in the GLVC in turnover margin with Drury at a +3.00 margin.
 
• Lindenwood has a 1.21 assist/turnover ratio, which is fifth in the conference. UMSL is first in the GLVC with a 1.46 ratio.
 
• Lindenwood is allowing 80.9 points per game as a team, which ranks dead last in the conference.

Scouting the Competition
• Quincy enters Saturday's showdown coming off of an upset victory over #13 UMSL at home. The Hawks won, 67-57, over the Tritons.
 
• Quincy's top scorer this season has been Tanner Stuckman, who is putting up 19.2 points per game.
 
• Stuckman is also the team's leading rebounder, bringing in 6.1 rebounds per game.
 
• Austin Downing and Charles Callier are the other two Quincy players averaging double digit scoring this season.
 
• Downing is third in the GLVC in assists with 89. He is averaging 5.24 assists per game.
 
• Quincy has defended shots well this season, as the team is third in the conference in field goal percentage defense. The Hawks are allowing a 41.9 shooting percentage.
 
• Following Saturday's game, Quincy will travel to Indianapolis to face UIndy. The game is on Thursday, Feb 13 with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. EST.
 
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Players Mentioned

TJ Crockett

#1 TJ Crockett

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6' 1"
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Luka Radosevic

#5 Luka Radosevic

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6' 8"
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Anthony Christian

#3 Anthony Christian

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6' 5"
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Vijay Blackmon

#10 Vijay Blackmon

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6' 2"
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Players Mentioned

TJ Crockett

#1 TJ Crockett

6' 1"
Junior
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Luka Radosevic

#5 Luka Radosevic

6' 8"
Senior
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Anthony Christian

#3 Anthony Christian

6' 5"
Junior
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Vijay Blackmon

#10 Vijay Blackmon

6' 2"
Junior
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