Men's Basketball Plays Host to Lindenwood Saturday

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Jan 15, 2023

Men's Basketball Plays Host to Lindenwood Saturday

Game No. 19
SIUE Cougars (13-5, 4-1 OVC)
vs. Lindenwood Lions (7-11, 2-3 OVC)
Saturday, January 14, 5:30 p.m.
First Community Arena (4,000), Edwardsville, Illinois

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars rolled over Eastern Illinois Thursday 80-62 for its 13th win this season. The Cougars have now won three consecutive games and six of their last seven. SIUE has won three straight games over Eastern Illinois and three straight road games in the series.
DeeJuan Pruitt picked up his sixth career double-double to lead the Cougars. He poured in a career-high 24 points while tying his season-best with 13 rebounds. Pruitt was 7-8 from the field, including going 3-3 from three-point range.

CONFERENCE CALL
SIUE is playing its 12th season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Cougars are 62-130 in the OVC. Brian Barone is 21-39 in his fourth season in the league.

BAKER'S DOZEN
With 13 wins, SIUE has now won its most games at the Division I level.

BLOCK PARTY
SIUE tied the school record for blocks with 11 against Illinois Tech. The Cougars lead the OVC in blocks at 4.6 per game, which ranks 37th in the NCAA. Four Cougars appear in the top eight individually in the OVC.

NET WORTH
SIUE checks in at No. 112 in Wednesday's NET rankings. It is the highest ranking in the OVC.

DO IT FOR FREE
SIUE is second in the OVC in free throw percentage at .737, which ranks 86th in the NCAA. The Cougars lead the league in free throws made per game at 17.8, which ranks 13th in the NCAA and attempts at 24.1, which is 16th nationally. SIUE has had seven games this year with at least 30 free throw attempts. The Cougars attempted 41 free throws Jan.5 vs. Tennessee State, which was the most in a single game since 2018.

MAJOR RECORD FOR MINOR
With his first free throw at Eastern Illinois, Damarco Minor set a new OVC record with 47 consecutive free throws made. The previous record was set by Morehead State's Glen Napier in 1981-82. Minor missed his next attempt, before beginning a new streak. He's now connected on his last six attempts. He is third nationally in free throw percentage at 95.2.