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Opponent: Nebraska-Kearney
Time: Saturday, February 25th; 3:30 PM
Location: Meyer Sports Center; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist closes out the regular season by hosting Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday.

The Coaches & The All-Time Series
SBU head coach Clark Sheehy begins his third season on the SBU bench after compiling a 21-36 (11-30 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Sheehy holds a career coaching record of 203-137 across eleven seasons while coaching six different All-Americans and over 20 athletes that have moved on to play professional basketball.

Kevin Lofton begins his 2nd season as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney. Lofton holds a career head coaching record of 21-12, with a 156-125 record as co-head coach at UNK (10 seasons).

Nebraska-Kearney leads the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 5-4. The Lopers claimed a 79-65 victory over the Bearcats earlier this season in Kearney.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats come into the game against Nebraska-Kearney 14-13 (7-11 MIAA) and are coming off of a 59-55 loss to Fort Hays State. SBU is led in scoring by Logan Hovey who is averaging 12.8 ppg, while Brian Patterson averages 9.9 ppg and a team high 5.4 rpg. SBU presents a balanced scoring attack with 9 players averaging over five points a piece. SBU shoots 46.1% from the field, 36.0% from beyond the arc, 67.7% from the line, and average 71.1 ppg.

Scouting the Lopers
Nebraska-Kearney comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 19-8 (12-6 MIAA) on the season. The Lopers are coming off of a 101-88 victory over Fort Hays State. UNK is led in scoring by Trey Lansman who averages 19.5 ppg and a team high 8.1 rpg. Ty Danielson averages 13.7 ppg, while Isaiah McKay averages 13.2 ppg and Yashua Trent averages 12.7 ppg and 4.4 apg. As a team UNK shoots 48.6% from the field, 38.9% from beyond the arc, 78.9% from the line, and average 81.4 ppg.