NO. 2 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (15-0, 13-0 LSC)
vs. UT PERMIAN BASIN (8-7, 7-7 LSC)
Sunday, February 21 – 4 PM
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
All-Time Series: LCU leads 14-5
 
TIPOFF
It's time for the second matchup between Lubbock Christian University's men's basketball team and UT Permian Basin, and this time it's LCU's turn to host as the two teams meet at 4 p.m. inside the Rip Griffin Center. The Chaps will be looking to improve to 16-0 overall and 14-0 in conference play, while the Falcons will be trying to get back above .500 after suffering a loss to the Chaps and dropping to 8-8 on the year earlier this week.
 
FIVE THINGS TO FOCUS ON
 
1 | After tallying 17 assists and just seven turnovers in Thursday's win over the Falcons, Lubbock Christian has become the top team in all of NCAA Division II in assist/turnover ratio with a mark of 1.75. They currently lead the league and rank fifth in the nation in assists per game with 18.80. On the flip side, the turn the ball over just 10.5 times per contest, which is also the best mark in the LSC.
 
2 | Aamer Muhammad matched his career high with 19 points on Thursday, doing so on 7-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-8 from behind the arc. The sophomore is now averaging double figures with 10.8 points per game. He is shooting 53.4 percent from the field and has hit 18 of his 36 three-point attempts as well.
 
3 | LCU enters this weekend's games ranked No. 2 in the D2SIDA National Top-25 Poll, which is the highest ranking in program history. The Chaps' previous highest ranking ever was No. 4, which they achieved last week and from Jan. 20-27, 2004 when they were still in the NAIA. In the NABC National Top-25 Poll, Lubbock Christian held firm at No. 9 with 267 points.
 
4 | Through their first 15 games this season, the Chaps have averaged just 14.1 personal fouls per game, which is the sixth-lowest mark in the nation. In total, LCU players have committed just 215 fouls. Daniels, who leads the team in minutes played with 33.2 per game, has committed just 11 fouls all year.
 
5 | The Chaps have played six of this season's games inside the Rip Griffin Center and are a perfect 6-0 there. They have dominated opponents at their home facility, winning by an average margin of 27 points. The Chaps have historically been great at home under head coach Todd Duncan, posting a 108-25 (.808) record in his nine-plus seasons at the helm.
 
THE SERIES WITH THE FALCONS
Lubbock Christian has won three of the last four matchups with UT Permian Basin and leads the all-time series 13-6. The two teams first began meeting in 2002, which was UTPB's first season of competition. LCU captured the first eight matchups between the two teams before UTPB finally got a win in 2014. Since 2014, the series has been much more even, with the Chaps taking a 6-5 lead with Thursday's win.