MBB Preview: Jefferson

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - The Lincoln University men's basketball team takes the quick trip to Philadelphia for a non-conference meeting with Jefferson 3 p.m. Saturday.

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SERIES HISTORY
This marks the fourth meeting between the two schools, but the first since the 2010-11 season. Jefferson holds the all-time series lead, 2-1, with Lincoln's only win coming in the 2009-10 season.

MR. TWO-WAY
Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) leads the team, and is fourth in the CIAA, averaging 18.9points per game. While his impact on the team offensively is tangible by actual numbers, his impact on the other end of the court may be more important. 
He has been tasked with slowing down the other team's top scoring threat. For those efforts, he has already earned CIAA Defensive POW this season. He is already third in the conference with 8.4 rebounds, fourth with 3.3 assists, and fifth in assist to turnover ratio. 

UP AND DOWN
Lincoln has yet to have a streak, winning or losing, this season. They have followed each win this season with a loss. The Lions are coming off a victory over USciences Wednesday. 

CLOSING HALVES
Closing out the first half has been an issue for the men's basketball team in the five of last six games. Lincoln had been outscored 52-13 total over the last four minutes in each half during that stretch. The only oddity came in the blowout win over USciences as Lincoln outscored the Devils 12-2 to close the half. 

STARTING THE SECOND HALF
In their first two losses this season, Lincoln has compounded the closing of the first half with a tepid start to the second half. The Lions have been outscored 20-1 in the first four minutes of the second half in losses to Shepherd and West Chester. Lincoln was only outscored 12-9 over the first four minutes in the loss to Ferris State.

STICKY FINGERS
Junior point guard Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) leads the CIAA with 16 steals (2.7 per game) in five contests, while Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) is fourth with 1.7 steals per game. 

SHARE THE WEALTH
Junior point guard Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) leads the team and is second in the conference with 22 assists. As the team, the Lions are fifth in the 12-team CIAA with 12 assists per game.

 
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