LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (16-8, 13-6) vs.
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (18-7, 14-4)
Saturday, February 22 – 3 p.m.
Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas
 
HOME FINALE
Lubbock Christian will wrap up its 2019-20 home slate on Saturday with a game against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The two teams have similar records, although the Javelinas have two more wins and one less loss. The contest is important not only for Lone Star Conference standings and seeding in the league's postseason tournament, but for NCAA postseason play as well. In the first South Central Regional rankings released tis past Wednesday, TAMUK was slotted in fifth, while the Chaps were ranked ninth, with the top eight teams at the end of the season advancing to the tournament. A win over a higher-ranked opponent would improve LCU's chances in reaching the tournament for the second straight year.
 
SENIOR DAY
With Saturday being the last home game of the season, the Chaps will take time prior to tipoff to honor the lone senior on the team, Rashaan Proctor. Proctor has played three seasons at LCU after playing his freshman year at the New Mexico Military Academy. During those three seasons, he has played in 70 games, starting 46 times. He is a 54.9 percent career shooter, averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The Louisiana native set a career-high with 23 points last season in LCU's upset of No. 3 St. Edward's. He has scored in double-figures 22 times in his LCU career and recorded a pair of double-doubles.
 
NO PLACE LIKE…
Saturday's matchup with Texas A&M International will be the last of 14 scheduled games at home for LCU during the 2019-20 season. They have an 10-3 record on their home court so far this season, with their last home loss coming against No. 3 West Texas A&M. LCU is averaging 81.3 points per game and holding opponents to 68.4 points per game at home this year. The Rip Griffin Center, where LCU plays its home games, was named after B.R. "Rip" Griffin, a former secretary of the LCU Board of Trustees, whose generous donation of $500,000, made possible the $4,200,000, 51,500 square foot facility. Officially dedicated on October 9, 2000, the arena seats 1,950 people for sporting events. The Chaps went 13-1 on their home court last season, and they have not posted a losing record at home since the 2006-07 season.
 
BEYOND THE ARC
Of their 533 attempted three-pointers this season, the Chaps have made exactly 39.8 percent (212), which is the best percentage in the Lone Star Conference and ranks No. 19 nationally. LCU has averaged 8.83 three-pointers per game this season, led by Parker Hicks, who averages 2.5 per game and leads the conference with a 42.9 percent percentage. His teammate, Ty Caswell, would rank No. 2 nationally with a 49.1 percentage from behind the arc, but he averages just 2.26 made per game.
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Although they have attempted the fifth-fewest free throws in the Lone Star Conference, Lubbock Christian leads the league and ranks 11th nationally in free throw percentage at 79.9 percent. The Chaps set a new Lone Star Conference record earlier this season when they went 27-27 from the free throw line in the win against No. 4 St. Edward's. Daniels leads the team and ranks No. 2 in the league with an 84.3 free throw percentage (86-102), but another five Chaps have attempted at least 15 free throws and are shooting better than 80 percent on the year.
 
NEW-LOOK CHAPS
After losing their two leading scorers from a season ago, Lubbock Christian brought in a number of new faces to help the offense reload. So far this season, 62.7 percent (47.1 points per game) of the Chaps' scoring is coming from players who were not on the team a season ago. Lloyd Daniels leads the group of newcomers with a team-high 16.0 points per game and is shooting .561, which is the third-best mark in the LSC. Hicks is second on the team with 12.3 points per game and set a new career-high with 23 on Thursday. Caswell averages 11.2 points per game. Aamer Muhammad has scored in double-figures five times this year, and Joshua Davey has also contributed off the bench.
 
FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN
The Chaps have been one of the best teams in the conference and in the country at both forcing turnovers and limiting turnovers of their own, leading them to a No. 24 national ranking in turnover margin. LCU forces an average of 15.26 turnovers per game. They also leads the Lone Star Conference in fewest turnovers with just 277 this season (12.3 per game), giving them a turnover margin of 3.2. The Chaps have committed 15 or fewer turnovers in 18 games so far this season, going 13-5 in that time. Conversely, they are 2-3 when they turn the ball over more than 15 times.
 
SCOUTING TAMUK

• The Javelinas ranked second in the LSC and No. 32 nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 68.1 points per game
• Rashon Thomas leads Texas A&M-Kingsville with 13.5 points per game, despite not starting in any of the team's 25 games. He plays 25.1 minutes per contest, shooting 42.8 percent from the field
• Head coach Johnny Estelle is in his sixth season guiding the TAMUK program, posting an 80-84 overall record in his time there. Estelle was a two-year lettermen for the Javelinas in the 1990s
• TAMUK's offense ranks No. 12 out of 18 teams in scoring offense, averaging just 73.2 points per game during the year. They rank even lower at 14^th with a field-goal percentage at 42.5 percent
• The Javelinas are second in the LSC in rebounding margin, pulling down 37.2 boards per game and allowing just 30.7 from their opponents

THE SERIES WITH THE JAVELINAS
Lubbock Christian and Texas A&M-Kingsville have faced off exactly once prior to Saturday's contest. The Javelinas were winners in that meeting by a score of 81-65.