CAMERON (1-1, 0-0)
AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (2-1, 0-0)
Saturday, November 17 - 2:00 PM                                             
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: None
All-Time Series: CU leads 10-3
 
HOMEWARD BOUND
After opening the season with their first three games away from Rip Griffin Center, the Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University are home for their first home game of the season hosting Cameron University. The game is the first of two games on a brief homestand for the Chaps, as they close it Monday night hosting Dallas Christian College.   
 
HEAVYWEIGHT SCHEDULING
Thursday, LCU concluded a span of consecutive game against an opponent that qualified for the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament last season. LCU was in San Antonio over the weekend and collected wins over (RV) Colorado School of Mines (70-62) and No.18 Regis (Colo.) (63-58). Each Mines and Regis had their season come to end last season by suffering a loss to West Texas A&M, as the Buffs won the regional tournament. LCU served as the guest team for No.4 WTAMU's home opener Thursday and fell 82-70 despite a double-double from Brennen Fowler.
 
HOME ON THE RANGE
LCU is back on the Rip Griffin Center hardwood, where they went 10-3 last season and 36-7 over the past three seasons. The Chaps are 6-1 in home openers under head coach Todd Duncan. They opened the home slate last season with a 92-68 win over Randall (Nov. 20).
 
DOUBLE VISION
Brennen Fowler, averaging 19.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, leads the Heartland Conference and ranks tied for seventh nationally with two double-doubles through the first three games this season. He is coming off a 21-point, 10-rebound performance Thursday at WTAMU. He ranks 29^th nationally in total rebounds (29) and is 27^th nationally in offensive boards per game (4.0). He is the reigning Heartland Conference Player of the Week.
 
SLOW STARTS
LCU's first three games of the season have been low scoring in the first half of play. LCU is averaging 27.7 points in the first half compared to 40.0 in the second half. Their opponents are averaging 30.3 points in the first half and 37.0 points in the second half. Overall, LCU is holding their opponents to an average of 67.3 points per game, which 52^nd nationally.
 
FIVE FACTS ABOUT CU
- Cameron is 1-1 on the young season. LCU marks CU's third consecutive Heartland Conference opponent this season (they open the season facing four consecutive games against Heartland squads). They split at home last weekend, defeating Newman and falling to Oklahoma Christian.
- The Aggies went 11-17 last season, with a 7-11 mark in Lone Star Conference play. Their season came to a close with a first round loss in the LSC Tournament to Tarleton State.
- Cameron is preseason picked eighth in the LSC Preseason Poll. They received 11 of the 28 first-place votes.
- Saturday's contest for the Aggies is their road-opener. They went 4-10 in road play last season, winning three of their last four road tilts.
- Cameron has received valuable play from freshman Dalton Vinson, who is averaging a double-double through two games. He recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds against Newman and 11 points and 10 boards against Oklahoma Christian.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST CU
The Aggies hold a 10-3 all-time series advantage against LCU. Though Lubbock Christian and Cameron University have met a total of 13 times throughout the history of their rivalry, they have met twice over the prior two seasons. The squads first met in the 1972-1973 season, where Cameron pulled off a 78-61 victory. That opening success for the Aggies sparked a nine-game winning streak in the series. Both of LCU's victories came back-to-back in the 1994-95 season, where they swung a 68-65 (1/23/95) victory and an offensively charged 101-94 (2/21/95) result less than a month later. Following Lubbock Christian's triple-digit performance, the series went on a 21-year drought before being brought back to life last season. Todd Duncan took his Chap squad up to Lawton, Okla. in the 2016-2017 season, only to lose 79-76 on a last second half-court heave by Cameron's Tyler Williams (12/10/16). LCU won the previous overall meeting and previous meeting in Lubbock 81-78 on Dec. 16, 2017.

PRIOR MEETING WITH CU
Dec. 16, 2017 (Lubbock, Texas) - LCU: 81 - CU: 78
Lubbock Christian University claimed aN 81-78 win over Cameron University inside Rip Griffin Center by knocking down a season-high 23 free throws in the victory and finished the afternoon shooting 53.1% (26-of-49) from the field. Isaac Asrat led the way for the Chaparrals with a game-high 23 points. Brennen Fowler added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Chaps found the basket early jumping out to a 12-6 lead over the Aggies within the opening six minutes of play. Cameron mounted a comeback and cut the LCU lead to a one-point margin on two occasions before CU's Johann Tate nailed a triple to tie the score up at 17-17 with 11:38 to play in the period. Jay Workman and Fowler stepped in for Lubbock Christian and regained a four-point lead for the Chaparrals with back-to-back buckets. The Aggies remained persistent and took a 24-23 lead, their first of the afternoon, after a jumper from JV Long found the net. Zach Dumas extended the Cameron lead to three, but that would be as far as the Aggies would get for the entirety of the contest. Asrat found his stroke and tacked on six of the Chap's next eight points, putting Lubbock Christian up 34-32 with two minutes left in the half. Rashaan Proctor stepped up next to put his stamp on the contest taking the ball from behind the arc and driving the lane for a one-handed jam. Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath closed out the half for LCU with a pair a of free throws to give the Chaparrals a 41-35 advantage heading into the locker room.
 
Asrat led the charge for Lubbock Christian in the opening period with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Despite shooting 3-of-8 from beyond the arc, the Chaps closed out the first half with a 53.3% (16-of-30) field goal average. Fowler and Gilbreath were right behind Asrat in the scoring column with seven points each. The LCU squad out-rebounded the Aggies 19-15 while also outscoring Cameron 18-8 inside the paint.
 
CU was kept in the game with their three-point play where they knocked down five of their 11 field goals from behind the arc. All nine of Delano Jones' nine-points came from downtown as he led the Aggies scoring efforts in the half. Cameron was limited to 11-of-28 (39.3%) from the field, but captured a 62.5% mark from three-point range.
 
Stephen Lennox kicked off LCU's offense in the second period with a mid-range jumper. Jones responded with five straight points for Cameron cutting the Lubbock Christian lead to 43-40. Gilbreath remained composed for the Chaps and knocked down his second three-pointer of the afternoon to elevate LCU to an eight-point advantage with 12:02 on the clock. Four minutes later Gilbreath was at it again knocking down a free throw that put the Chaparrals up 66-52 for their largest lead of the game. Lubbock Christian managed their double-digit lead until Long converted a layup with 1:36 remaining bringing the Aggies within nine points, 75-66. Dumas and Tyus Momoh then combined for back-to-back Cameron three-pointers to close the gap at 75-72 in favor of LCU. Momoh scored Cameron's next to baskets before Long tucked away another layup for the Aggies final points of the contest. Asrat was inbounded the ball for Lubbock Christian with 11 seconds remaining forcing CU to foul and send him to the free throw line. Asrat split the free throws, but that was enough to hand the Chaparrals an 81-78 victory.
 
Asrat tacked on another 10 points in the second half to help Lubbock Christian to a 52.6% (10-of-19) field goal mark in the period. The Chaparrals were sent to the free throw line 25 times in the final half where they drained 17 of their opportunities for a 68% average. Kentton Williams led the Chaps with six second-half rebounds that pushed LCU to a 20-15 advantage on the boards.
 
Jones led the Aggies for the afternoon with 20 points on six three-pointers and a pair of free throws. Jones was one of four Cameron players to record double-scoring figures for the game. Overall, CU shot 39.1% (25-of-64) from the field and 73.9% (17-of-23) from the charity stripe.
 
LCU recorded a season-high 23 free throws on 34 attempts for a 67.6% average in the win. The Chap's 53.1% shooting mark was once again highlighted by Asrat who finished with 23 points for his 11^thconsecutive game in double-scoring figures. Gilbreath (13 points), Fowler (12 points) and Marcos Schuster (11 points) joined Asrat with double-figures.