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IUP Crimson Hawks (11-5, 8-3 PSAC)
at Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (9-5, 6-4 PSAC)
Wednesday, Janurary 13, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
Johnstown, Pa. | Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks take their five-game win streak on the road as they head to Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday. Tipoff at the Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center is set for 7:30 p.m. The win streak has pulled IUP from fifth place in the PSAC West into its current three-way tie for first place with an 8-3 league record entering the week. The Crimson Hawks (11-5 overall) are coming off of an 89-71 home victory over Slippery Rock on Saturday. After winning nine of 11 games, Pitt-Johnstown has dropped each of its last two, including an 89-37 decision at home to Mercyhurst on Saturday. The Mountain Cats are 9-5 overall and are fourth in the PSAC West witha 6-4 conference record.

The game will be broadcast on WQMU 92.5 FM with the voice of IUP Athletics, Jack Benedict, calling the action. You can also listen on u92radio.com and on the u92radio app on your smartphone.

STORYLINES
IUP's current five-game win streak is its longest of the season and the most consecutive wins since the Crimson Hawks won five straight during their NCAA tournament run a season ago
The Crimson Hawks are 4-1 against PSAC West opponents this year, owning a four-game divisional win-streak that dates back to their 72-61 win at Gannon on Dec. 1
HC Joe Lombardi is 5-2 against Pitt-Johnstown during his time at IUP, including five straight victories since the 2013-14 season when the Mountain Cats entered the PSAC; Lombardi's two losses came during the 2006-07 season, his first at IUP
IUP is outscoring opponents by an average of 17.2 points during their win streak, including 22.3 over the last three games; It's largest win was the 27-point victory at Cheyney
Already with 1,000 points for his career, Sr. G Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) reached 1,000 points in an IUP uniform with his final bucket against Slippery Rock on Saturday
Pitt-Johnstown has a record of 2-3 in home games this season, losing to West Chester (88-82), Shippensburg (83-71), and Mercyhurst (89-37); The Crimson Hawks are 4-3 on the road
Despite Pitt-Johnstown's low-scoring ouput against Mercyhurst, the Mountain Cats are fourth in the PSAC in scoring at 79.4 points per game; UPJ has nine games of 80 points or more, including six 90-point games
IUP is second in the PSAC and 24th in the nation giving up 67.7 points per game; The Crimson Hawks have limited opponents to 70 or fewer points 10 times
IUP's game at Fairmont State on Dec. 12 was the Crimson Hawks' first regular season game against a ranked opponent in recent history, as IUP's nationally-ranked opponents usually come in the postseason; IUP went 3-1 against ranked opponents in the NCAA tournament last year
The Crimson Hawks have played six games against 2015 NCAA tournament teams and have a 4-2 record in those games, with wins over University of the Sciences (72-64), American International (77-60), at Gannon (72-61), and against Slippery Rock (89-71) and losses at Mercyhurst (64-57) and at Fairmont State (85-72); IUP has three more games against tournament teams from last year - Gannon, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock

BRANDON NORFLEET AMONG TOP SCORERS IN PSAC
Sr. G Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) is IUP's top scoring threat and statistically all-around best player. He leads IUP in scoring, field goals made, free throws made, free throw percentage, assists, and minutes played. He's also second on the team in three-point percentage and steals and third in three-pointers made and total rebounds.
Norfleet was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Monday (Jan. 11)
Norfleet has scored 20 points nine times this year, including a streak of five games, and set a career-high of 31 points in IUP's win at Edinboro
Norfleet has scored 1,353 career points and has 70 double-digit scoring games; He has 1,000 points in 75 games at IUP
Norfleet made 22 straight free throw attempts over the course of seven games, beginning with West Chester (Nov. 22) and ending at Fairmont State (Dec. 12)
Norfleet tied a career-high with nine assists vs. Cal and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Shippensburg
Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and ranks No. 15 in the country in total points (337)
Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 40 in the country in points per game (21.1)
Norfleet is No. 1 the PSAC and ranks No. 9 in the country in field goals made (115)
Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in field goal percentage (.484)
Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in free throws made (64)
Norfleet is No. 15 in the PSAC in free throw percentage (.780)
Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC in assists (69)
Norfleet is No. 5 in the PSAC in assists per game (4.3)
Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 14 in the country in total minutes played (572)
Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 36 in the country in minutes per game (35.8)

JACOBO DIAZ STEPPING UP HIS PRODUCTION
Fr. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) has become a key player off the bench for the Crimson Hawks. He is fourth on the team with 8.8 points per game and leads the Crimson Hawks with 100 rebounds and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Diaz was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Week on Monday (Jan. 11)
Diaz is averaging 14.7 points per game and shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26) over the last three games
Diaz scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Cheyney (Jan. 3)
Diaz posted his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Fairmont State (Dec. 12)
Diaz has a season-high 11 rebounds twice - vs. Bowie State (Nov. 14) and vs. American International (Nov. 28)
Diaz has grabbed at least five rebounds in all but four games this year
Diaz has five double-figure scoring games
Over his last six games, Diaz has gone 16-of-17 from the foul line, including a streak of 15 straight
Diaz had a season-high four steals at Kutztown (Dec. 5)

ANTHONY GLOVER HAS BEEN AN ADDED SCORING THREAT
So. G Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) has been a welcome addition in his first year after transferring from Chicago State.
Glover is third on the team with 9.7 points per game
Glover scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting at Kutztown (Dec. 5)
Glover has reached double-figures in scoring seven times
Glover ranks sixth in the PSAC with a 40.0 three-point field percentage and is tied for seventh with 32 made three-pointers
Glover grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Urbana (Nov. 13) and has a season-high three assists three times

DADDY UGBEDE AGAIN PERFORMING CONSISTENTLY
Sr. F Daddy Ugbede (Gardena, Calif./Serra) is second on the team with 11.5 points per game despite playing in just 19.4 minutes per contest. His 66.2 field goal percentage would rank first in the PSAC and 10th in the country if he had enough made field goals to qualify.
Ugbede had a season-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting in 23 minutes against Slippery Rock
He's reached double-figures in scoring in each of his last three games, averaging 15.7 points during that span
He's made 50 percent of his shots in 14 of 16 games

JOE LOMBARDI BECAME PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN VICTORY OVER THE SCIENCES
With IUP's comeback 72-64 win over The Sciences on Nov. 27, HC Joe Lombardi became the IUP men's basketball program's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Gary Edwards' (1996-2006) 206 career victories. In addition to his current total of 215 wins, Lombardi has a .724 career winning percentage in his nine-plus seasons, the best in IUP history. He hit the 200-win plateau with IUP's victory over Glenville State in the first round of last year's NCAA tournament. He's the fastest IUP coach to reach the milestone.