GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 1 ranked men's basketball team starts off the final month of the regular season on Wednesday when they host Lourdes University in a 7:30 p.m. tip. CU then will make their final appearance of the season outside of Grand Rapids on Saturday when they travel to Lawrence Tech for a 3 p.m. tip. Catch all of the action live on the Cornerstone Sports Network (CSPN).
Opponent: Lourdes University
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio (CSPN)/Stats
Scouting Lourdes – Head coach Josh Gibson (1st Season)
First year head coach Josh Gibson and the Gray Wolves enter the week with an overall record of 4-19 while they are 3-13 in league action. Lourdes, which owns wins over Concordia and Lawrence Tech since the turn of the new year, averages 64.4 points per game whole allowing 74.7. Anthony Swanigan is their leading scorer at 14.2 points per game while Najeeb Johnson is second at 13.4. Defensively, the team is anchored by Desmond Frazier who ranks No. 47 in the NAIA in Total Steals (37).
Opponent: Lawrence Tech
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Southfield, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio and Stats
Scouting Lawrence Tech – Head coach Tom Kempf (5th Season)
5th year head coach Tom Kempf and the Blue Devils open the week with a record of 3-19 while they are 2-14 in the WHAC. LTU has lost its last five games since defeating Marygrove back on January 11 with their last two setbacks coming by a total of three points to Siena Heights and Aquinas. The Blue Devils have been led all season by freshman guard Payton DeWildt who is averaging 15.6 points per game while Robbie Geoghegan is just behind him at 13.1. As a team, LTU puts up 66.4 points per night but is allowing 77.7.
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