LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Christian University men's basketball team is back in the Hub City to host Southern Nazarene on Saturday (Nov. 18) at the Rip Griffin Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. with the digital broadcast available on the LSC Digital Network with Brennan Riker on the call.

Lubbock Christian (2-2) vs RV Southern Nazarene (2-0)
Saturday November 18, 2023 – 2:00 PM
Rip Griffin Center – Lubbock, Texas
 
THE SERIES
Lubbock Christian is 5-22 all-time against Southern Nazarene. The last time the two programs met was last season, with SNU edging the Chaps 66-57 in Bethany. The Crimson Storm won the first ever meeting 103-94 on Nov. 30, 1970.
 
QUICK HITS

• Lubbock Christian is averaging 72.5 points per game shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 61.4 percent from the charity stripe.
• The Chap defense has forced 48 turnovers, scoring 15 points per game off these turnovers. The Chaps have recorded 26 steals and eight blocks this season.
• Lubbock Christian has made 37 three pointers while limiting opponents to just 23 over four games.
• The Chaps dish out 11.8 assists per game, while their opponents average just 9.3.
• Lubbock Christian has been outrebounded 150 to 120 through four games, entering Saturday with a -7.5 rebound per game margin.

 
THAT'S A BAD MAN
Graduate Student Tiras Morton has made a huge impact in his first season in Lubbock. He is leading the team with 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. He has been very efficient on the offensive end shooting 54.5 percent from the field and 65.6 percent from the foul line. Morton has also been the anchor of the LCU defense, protecting the rim and guarding opponent ball handlers. He swatted five shots and grabbed a steal in the first four games.
 
ALL EYES ON NAJEEB
Junior Najeeb Muhammad has commanded the Chap offense averaging 14 points and a team leading 2.5 assists per game. Muhammad is shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from behind the arc. He has been greedy on the defensive end collecting seven steals this season.

MAKE IT RAIN
Redshirt Freshman Ethan Duncan is leading the Lone Star Conference with 15 made three pointers. Duncan is shooting a very impressive 50 percent from downtown. He is averaging 13.9 points and 3.75 made threes a night.
 

LAST TIME OUT
Lubbock Christian beat Regis (CO.) 73-52 in San Antonio on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 11). The Chaps dominated from the start en route to the blowout as three players scored in double-figures. For a second consecutive game, Tiras Morton led the team as he dropped 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

 
LOOKING AT THE CRIMSON STORM

• Southern Nazarene finished 27-5 in 2022-23, winning the GAC Regular Season title before falling in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament to Minnesota-Duluth.
• The Crimson Storm opened the 2023-24 season with wins over Nebraska Kearney and UNT Dallas.
• Sophomore Cam Slaymaker is leading the way for SNU, scoring 23 points a game shooting 54.5 percent from the field.
• Shawn Barthelemy (12 ppg), Jonas Visser (11.5 ppg), and Ben Baker-McCann (10 ppg) are also averaging double digit points.
• The Crimson Storm shot 50.5 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from three, and 67.4 percent from the foul line in their first two games.
• SNU has committed 19 turnovers leading to 11.5 points.
• The Crimson Storm were picked eighth in the GAC Preseason Poll and received votes in the NABC preseason poll.
• SNU is coached by BJ Foster who is in his first season at the helm.

 
A WIN WOULD

• Give the Chaps a 3-2 record.
• Be the 224^th win in the Coach Duncan era.
• Give LCU their second consecutive win.

 
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