The Lincoln University men's basketball team hosts defending CIAA champion Winston-Salem State as the Lions are in the midst of three games in five days. 

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SERIES HISTORY

Lincoln trails the series, 7-5, including four of the last five meetings. 

 

MR. TWO-WAY

Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) leads the team, and is second in the CIAA, averaging 19.3 points per game. He has scored at least 15 points in 11 of the team's 12 games, including six times of at least 20 points. Blue is coming off a 30-point effort in the Thursday's victory over Johnson C. Smith. The forward needs 15 points to reach the 1,000-point mark. 
 

He is currently eighth in the conference with 7.6 rebounds, seventh with 3.2 assists, and sixth in assist to turnover ratio. 

 

WINDEX MEN

Lincoln is one of the top rebounding teams in the CIAA, leading the league with 16.2 offensive rebounds and 27.0 defensive rebounds. The Lions are second in rebounding margin, outrebounding their opponents by 7.2 boards per game. 

SHARE THE WEALTH

Junior point guard Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) leads the team and is fifth in the conference with 3.4 assists per game. As the team, the Lions are fourth in the 12-team CIAA with 13.4 assists per game.

HIGH OCTANE

The Lincoln University men's basketball team is second in the CIAA with 77.3 points per game. The Lions are one of five conference teams with a positive scoring margin, second in the league, outscoring teams by 6.3 points per game. 

RESERVE CONTRIBUTIONS

Through the first five games, the Lions were relying heavily on its starting five as freshman Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) was the only consistent scorer coming off the bench. 
 

As the season has progressed, and with the adjustment of the starting lineup, Lincoln is getting contributions through the rotation. Junior Alex Nunnally (Washington, D.C./Cesar Chavez Parkside), who has moved to a reserve role recently, has averaged a double-double with 10.2 points and 10.8 rebounds since moving to the bench. 

CIAA HONORS

A pair of Lincoln University men's basketball players Alex Nunnally (Washington, D.C./Cesar Chavez Parkside) and Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) was honored by the conference. Nunnally was named Defensive Player of the Week, while Cleveland earned Rookie of the Week honors. 


SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Defending CIAA Champion Winston-Salem State enters the game at 6-3 following Thursday's loss 62-51 loss to Virginia Union. Two of its three losses have been to Virginia Union.

The Rams are hanging their hat on the defensive end, leading the CIAA by allowing just 62.0 points per game. They are fourth in the league with a plus-5.0 scoring margin.

Javonte Cooke is leading the team with 12.75 points per game, while Jon Hicklin is adding 12.6 points per game. Former Lincoln guard Cameron Campbell is third on the team with 9.3 points.

Cooke leads the team with 17 three-pointers, and more than 50 percent of his shots have come from distance. Jaylin Parker is shooting a team-best 48 percent (14-of-29) from three-point range.

Leading rebounder, Hicklin, is pulling down 5.5 boards and has attempted a team-high 42 free throws. He is 32-of-42 (76 percent) from the charity stripe.