GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (14-5, 10-2 PSAC)
vs. Seton Hill Griffins (6-12, 3-10 PSAC)
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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COMING UP
Saturday, Jan. 27 at Mercyhurst (3 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 31at Slippery Rock (7:30 p.m.)

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The division-leading IUP men's basketball team (14-5, 10-2 PSAC) looks to build on their winning streak when they host Seton Hill (6-12, 3-10 PSAC) Wednesday night. Tipoff at the Kovalchick Complex is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. This is the Crimson Hawks' second straight game against a team from the bottom of the PSAC West, defeating Clarion 69-46 on Wednesday. The Griffins are coming off of narrow 86-83 loss to Pitt-Johnstown.  

TIPOFF NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks are 53-6 in the month of January since the 2011-12 season, including a 6-1 record this year; The 85-82 loss to ESU was IUP's first in the month of January since 2015
>> The Crimson Hawks are 8-2 at home this year and 6-0 overall against PSAC West teams; They've never lost to Seton Hill at home (7-0)
>> IUP is 4-3 this season in games decided by five points or less, with four of those such games (3-1) coming since the 81-76 win over Pitt-Johnstown on Jan. 3
>> Seton Hill is 2-7 in games away from from Greensburg this year, including 1-7 in true road games; The Griffins only true road win came at Salem (75-72) on Nov. 22

SERIES WITH SETON HILL
>> The Crimson Hawks lead the all-time series with Seton Hill 12-1
>> Every meeting between these two teams have come during the Joe Lombardi era (2006-present); IUP's only loss to Seton Hill came on Feb. 24, 2016 in Greensburg (91-83)
>> The Crimson Hawks are 7-0 against Seton Hill in Indiana with an average score of 73.1-55.1
>> Seton Hill was IUP's first official opponent in the KCAC: IUP won 62-54 on Nov. 12, 2011

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GRIFFINS
>> Seton Hill is 6-12 overall and is eighth out of nine PSAC West teams with a 3-10 league record 
>> The Griffins three PSAC wins have come over Mansfield (66-60), Clarion (93-74) and California (90-87); Those teams have a combined conference record of 8-31 
>> They have one of the worst scoring defenses in the league, giving up 82.2 points, including nine games of more than 80 points and two of 100+
>> Seton Hill is one of the most turnover-prone teams in the league, averaging 16.5 turnovers per game; SHU ranks last in the PSAC with a -4.61 turnover margin
>> Jr. G Trevor Blondin is one of the top scorers in the PSAC with 20.6 PPG, a 43.0 FG% and 41.3 3FG%; He's reached 20 points in seven of his last eight games, including a 32-point output against Cal
>> Sr. C Spencer Casson is fifth in Division II with 2.94 BPG, including a season-high 9 against Mansfield

CRIMSON HAWKS ON HOT STREAK AFTER EARLY SEASON STRUGGLES
>> The Crimson Hawks are 9-1 in their last 10 games, with eight of those wins coming against PSAC opponents
>> They've scored 80+ points five times in those 10 games, averaging 77.6 PPG with a 47.8 FG% and 38.6 3FG%
>> IUP had a six-game win streak that included a 74-59 win over Fairmont State, last year's national finalist
>> IUP started the year 1-3 and had four losses in its first nine games
>> All four of IUP's five losses are to teams currently ranked in the Top 25 by the NABC/D2SIDA - #5/4 Ferris State (86-82), #12/11 Virginia State (69-64), #15/14 Findlay (80-61), and #18/13 West Chester (93-78)

3-POINT SHOOTING CARRYING CRIMSON HAWKS, ONE OF TOP SHOOTING TEAMS IN THE REGION
>> IUP is second in the PSAC and ranks fifth in the Atlantic Region with a 38.5 3FG% (172-447)
>> The Crimson Hawks' 172 made 3s are second overall in the PSAC; their 9.1 3s made per game is fourth
>> Six Crimson Hawks have made double-digit 3-pointers this year, led by 57 from Sr. G Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit); Gr. F Blake Danielak (Georgetown, Tex./Liberty Hill) has 26, and Jr. G Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) has 25
>> IUP has made 10+ 3-pointers seven times this year, including 15 against Urbana and Pitt-Johnstown
>> IUP returned its top six 3-point shooters from last year's squad that broke single season program records with 303 made treys and 808 attempts

GLOVER LEADS IUP, AMONG PSAC BEST IN SCORING
>> Sr. G Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) is having his best seson, leading the Crimson Hawks and ranking 8th in the PSAC with an average of 19.5 PPG
>> Glover is one of the best pure shooters in the PSAC, ranking 2nd with a 45.6 3FG%, 3rd with 3.0 made 3FGs per game, 6th with an 87.3 FT% (62-71), and 18th with a 48.3 FG% (126-261)
>> He has three 30-point performances in the last seven games, averaging 23.7 PPG during that span
>> Glover has nine games of 20-plus points, reaching double-figures 18 of 19 games
>> Glover scored a career-high 34 points (8-15 FGs, 6-8 3FGs, 12-12 FTs) in an 89-85 win over Slippery Rock (Jan. 8)
>> During the Slippery Rock win, Glover went over 1,000 points in his 3-year IUP career; He's totaled 1,313 points collegiately, including 1,095 with the Crimson Hawks and 218 as a freshman at Chicago State (2014-15)
>> Glover scored 31 points (11-17 FGs, 6-8 3FGs, 3-4 FTs) in a n 81-76 comeback win over Pitt-Johnstown (Jan. 3)

ALL-AMERICAN DIAZ CLOSE TO 1,000-POINT MILESTONE
>> Jr. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) is second on the team with 14.3 PPG and is fourth in the PSAC with 9.7 RPG
>> Diaz is looking to join Glover in the 1,000 point club, entering the Seton Hill game with 981 points in his career
>> Last week Diaz was one of 100 players named to the Bevo Francis Award Watch List, which goes to the top small college player in the nation; It's the second straight year he was named to the watch list
>> He has 9 double-doubles in 19 games this year; That brings his career total to 25 double-doubles, including 14 in 32 games as a sophomore and two in 29 games as a freshman
>> Diaz averaged a double-double with 14.4 PPG and 10.0 RPG in 2016-17; He was the first IUP player since Darryl Webb (Elkridge, Md./Long Reach) in 2010-11 (17.4 PPG, 10.1 RPG) to average a double-double for an entire season

LOMBARDI BACK TO FORM AFTER EARLY SEASON INJURY
>> Jr. G Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) is also close to the scoring milestone with 886 points (11.4 PPG) in his career
>> Lombardi is 3rd on the team with 11.8 PPG with 12 double-figure scoring efforts in 17 games this year
>> Lombardi is also IUP's top distributor, ranking third in the PSAC with 4.8 APG
>> He made the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in IUP's 70-67 win at Edinboro (Jan. 13)