RALEIGH, N.C. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania men's basketball program will attempt to "follow the yellow brick road" all the way to victory Saturday afternoon as the Lions face the Bears coming off an emotional win Thursday at home.
 
What You Need to Know:
 

• Time and Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 (4 p.m.)

 

• Video: https://theciaasn.com/shaw/ (CIAA Sports Network)

 

• Audio: N/A

 

• Live Stats: N/A

 

• Tickets: https://shawbears.com/sports/2022/8/31/information-Season-Tickets-Basketball-Season-Tickets.aspx

 

• Records: Lincoln-PA (12-13, 6-7 CIAA) | Shaw (14-11, 7-6 CIAA)

 

• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina – C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium

 

• Last Meeting: January 21, 2023 | Lincoln (PA) 88, Shaw 73 | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (Manuel Rivero Gymnasium)

 

• Winning Streak: Lincoln-PA (W3) | Shaw's Last Win: February 1, 2022 (86-80)

 
Lincoln (PA) Overview:
 
Lincoln is still sitting pretty among the nation's top defensive teams, ranking eighth in turnover margin (+4.7) and fifth regarding turnovers forced per game (18.76) with slots in the top-40 for field goal percentage allowed (41.4%), scoring defense (67.2), and steals average (8.6).
 
Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) continues to be the head of the pride in numerous aspects of the game, leading the CIAA in both free throws made (120) and percentage (81.6%) while swiping the second-most steals (43), averaging the third-most points (17.2), and posting top-five marks for field goal percentage (44.4%) plus three-pointers a contest (2.20).
 
Reggie Hudson (Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond's) fronts the conference with a 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio, Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J./University) is the team's top rebounder at 5.1 boards a night, and Peter Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) has more blocks (25) than games played (18) to top the Lions.
 
Scouting the Shaw Bears:
 
The Bears sit just one game in front of the Lions in the standings and a win would put Lincoln in the upper-half of the league standings.
 
The men, similar to their female counterparts, have been a whole different beast when playing in the friendly confines of Spaulding Gym, posting a 9-2 (81.8%) overall mark and winning its past three home games.
 
SU leads the league in triples per game (7.4) and is top-30 nationally for steals a contest (8.5), turnovers forced on average (16.33), plus three-point defense (30.5%)
 
Three players in Maroon and Gold score in double-figures as DJ Thomas fronts the group at 14.5, followed by Shayne Siago (12.9) and Jeremiah Pope (10.8) with Thomas the club's leader in assists (57) and steals (34) as well.