Lincoln Men Try to Remain Perfect at Home With Games on Thursday and Saturday

THE TIP OFF:  The Lincoln men’s basketball team will make history this week as it plays in its first-ever home GLVC games. The Blue Tigers, who joined the league as full members this past summer, will open its conference home game slate on Thursday (Dec. 5) by hosting Lewis at 7:30 p.m. CST. On Saturday (Dec. 7), Lincoln takes on Upper Iowa in Jason Gym, with tip-off scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CST. The Blue Tigers opened the season 5-0, but have dropped their first two GLVC games of the season to Southwest Baptist and Missouri S&T. Lewis enters the week 4-2 overall and having won two-straight contests, including beating Indianapolis, 88-82, on the road for a 1-0 start to the league season. Upper Iowa, meanwhile, is ranked No. 21 in this week’s National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll and is 6-1.

FAST BREAKS
– On Thursday, Lincoln and Lewis will meet for just the second time. The only other time these teams played one another was in 1971-72, when the Flyers eked out an 86-85 victory.

– LU and Upper Iowa will meet for the third time this week. Lincoln has won each of the previous two games in the series, most recently beating the Peacocks, 61-59, in Kansas City in 2019-20.

– Lincoln’s last win over a ranked team came against #22 Missouri Western on Jan. 24, 2024.