Men's Basketball Set for Rematch with Lions

SIUE Cougars (14-7, 6-3 OVC) AT Lindenwood Lions (9-12 4-6 OVC)
Game No. 22, January 30, 7:30 p.m.
Hyland Arena
St. Charles, Missouri

The Cougars are coming off a 65-54 win over Morehead State and have won seven of their last eight games.
SIUE moved to 6-6 this year when trailing at halftime.
SIUE is allowing just 66.5 points per game, which is second in the OVC, and ranked 52nd nationally.
SIUE defeated Lindenwood 58-47 in Edwardsville Jan. 4.
The 47 points scored by Lindenwood is the fewest allowed by SIUE to a Division I opponent this year.
The Cougars held the Lions to 18 points in the second half.
Brian Barone is in his sixth season as Head Coach. He has a career record of 78-98 at SIUE.
Ray'Sean Taylor was named the OVC Player of the Week Monday. He is the first SIUE player to win the award three times ever, let alone in the same season.
Taylor has scored at least 20 points in five consecutive games.
Ray'Sean Taylor is SIUE's Division I scoring leader with 1,710 career points (3rd all-time at SIUE).
He leads the OVC in scoring at 18.9 points per game.
In OVC play, Ray'Sean Taylor leads the league with 20.9 points per game.

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