TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN (8-8, 3-5 Heartland) at LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (10-6, 4-4 Heartland)
Thursday, January 21 at 8 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas (Rip Griffin Center)
All-time series: LCU leads 10-2

History between the squads
The series between the Chaps and Falcons began during the 2002-03 season, and during the first eight meetings LCU proved the victor. UTPB gained its pair of wins in 2014 before the Chaps bounced back and earned two wins last year.

Last meetings amongst the teams
Lubbock, Texas (February 21, 2015) – A.J. Luckey set Lubbock Christian and Heartland Conference records from the free throw line on his way to a career-high 36 points in an 81-75 overtime victory over Texas-Permian Basin Saturday afternoon at the Rip Griffin Center to keep the Chaps with a grip on second place in the league with one week of play remaining.
Luckey's 23-of-30 showing from the line eclipsed the marks of 17 makes set by Toby Rogers in 1992 and the 20 attempts by both Rod Young (1995) and James Omondi (2000), while also blowing away the Heartland record of 17 makes and 20 attempts, both performed by Jerry Dixon of Rogers State last season. Luckey's 30 attempts are the third-most by a NCAA Division II player this season.
Beau Durham had a solid game for the Chaps, nearly earning a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Cardona added a dozen despite battling early foul trouble.
For UTPB, Griffin had a team-high 24 points.

Road woes for LCU
The Chaps have performed well inside the Rip Griffin Center this season by compiling a 7-1 record, with the only loss coming at the hands of then fifth-ranked Angelo State in overtime.
Contests outside of Lubbock have not treated LCU as well as the Chaps have gone 2-5, including 1-4 in Heartland play.
On the road, LCU averages 16 less points than at home, shoots 21-percent less from the field, takes a 12-percent hit from the three-point line and pulls down seven less rebounds.

Shared scoring of the Chaps
During LCU's 16 contests of 2015-16, seven Chaps have stepped up to lead the squad in scoring. Tyler Rogers and A.J. have tallied top honors six times; Marcus Arrington has on five occasions, while Isaac Cardona did twice. Ridrell Holman, Matthew Alford and Marcos Schuster each have notched a team-high in points once

The awakening of Arrington
Junior Marcus Arrington's numbers have dramatically improved from the 2014-15 season. This year, the Carlsbad, N.M., native has more than doubled his scoring average (4.1 to 10.0 ppg) while upping his assists average from 4.1 to 4.6 and his rebounds from 2.5 to 3.8 per game.
Arrington's marksmanship from the floor has climbed 22-percent on field goals, more than doubled from the three-point line and gone up seven percent from the charity stripe.
In addition to tallying game-high scoring honors twice this season, the point guard has also corralled a team-high in rebounds two times along with a squad-best in assists on 11 occasions.

LCU falls to .500 in conference play
Fort Smith, Ark. (January 16, 2016) – The Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University tied a team season-high in three pointers by knocking down 12-of-22 from behind the arc while Marcus Arrington matched his career-high of 18 points, but it was not enough as LCU fell 84-74 to Arkansas-Fort Smith Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd inside the Stubblefield Center to even their mark in the Heartland standings.
The Chaps' (10-6, 4-4 Heartland) improved shooting performance from the field was overshadowed by a 10-of-17 showing from the free throw line compared to the Lions' 20 makes on 23 tries. UAFS (13-3, 6-2 Heartland) also took advantage of 19 Chap turnovers by converting them into 26 points. The two losses accumulated this week by LCU mirror last season's road trip to UAFS and Rogers State where the Chaps returned home from the long trip 0-2.
The nationally televised game was close throughout, comprising of 16 lead changes and five ties. LCU and UAFS battled out the final minutes of the contest just as they had the entire evening, and with 49 seconds remaining A.J. Luckey pulled LCU to within 77-74 on a pair of free throws. On the next trip down the floor, the Lions' Alex Cooper drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key with a Chap defender in his face to stretch the lead to six with 24 seconds on the clock. A Luckey attempt from deep was off the mark, forcing LCU to foul, and UAFS sank their final four foul shots for the final double-digit victory.
Isaac Cardona gave the Chaps an early 9-8 edge four minutes in, but LCU failed to benefit from two Lion offensive fouls as they were whistled for back-to-back traveling violations. Two field goals by UAFS turned the lead back into the hands of the Lions, 12-9, at the 13:46 mark. A three by Arrington and single free throw then pushed the Chaps ahead by one at 11:31. Brennen Fowler provided a score in the paint and free throw before Ridrell Holman nailed a three from the left side to give LCU their largest lead of the ballgame at 23-17 with six minutes until the break. A 16-7 Lion run throughout the next four minutes turned the score in favor of UAFS, 33-30, before a three by Marcos Schuster from the left baseline and a shot from the top of the key by Tyler Rogers sent the Chaps into the half with a 36-35 edge.
Seth Youngblood of the Lions opened the second half with one of his game-high four three-pointers to again put UAFS out in front. With less than 13 minutes to play, Dusan Stojanovic of the Lions missed a shot, but the Chaps failed to corral the loose ball which again ended up in the hands of Stojanovic and resulted in a three-point play and a five-point Lion lead. UAFS used that momentum to build an 11-point advantage throughout the next five minutes before LCU became hot. Luckey supplied a trey from the left wing by before ripping off a steal that led to a putback by Matthew Alford to cut the margin to 64-58. Luckey added another bucket and Arrington sank a three from the top to pull within 64-63.
The Chaps again trailed by a single point with 4:24 to go, but Lion Alex Cooper dropped in two daggers from beyond the arc to push UAFS to a 72-65 advantage. Holman recorded a three of his own one minute later to pull the Chaps to within a pair, but Youngblood was there to drain two free throws and a jumper to stretch the lead to 76-70 with under two minutes to play.
For LCU, Luckey joined Arrington with a team-high 18 points.
For UAFS, DaVaunta Thomas and Youngblood each provided game-highs of 22 points.