GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (20-7, 16-4  PSAC)
vs. Edinboro Fighting Scots (16-8, 13-7 PSAC)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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COMING UP
Saturday, Feb. 24 at Seton Hill (3 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 28 vs. TBA, PSAC Quarterfinals (7:30 p.m.)

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The IUP men's basketball team (20-7, 16-4 PSAC) is looking to lock up another PSAC West title when they host Edinboro (16-8, 13-7 PSAC) Wednesday night at the Kovalchick Complex. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. With a first round bye in the conference tournament already clinched, the Crimson Hawks will look to extend their win streak heading into postseason play. Edinboro is still battling for playoff positioning and needs a victory to remain in contention for a first round bye. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS SENIOR NIGHT AT IUP
Prior to tipoff on Wednesday night, IUP will honor its three seniors before their final home regular season game - Blake Danielak (Georgetown, Tex./Liberty Hill), Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), and Ayron Hutton (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry). 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> This game is part of the Division II Showcase streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app
>> IUP was the first team in the PSAC West to clinch a conference postseason berth back on Jan. 31; All six playoff spots in the West have been clinched, with the top four still battling for positioning
>> IUP has posted 10 straight 20-win seasons under HC Joe Lombardi; The Crimson Hawks are 254-60 (.809) under Lombardi since the start of the 2008-09 season
>> A 3-pointer by Jr. G Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) with 1.8 seconds left gave IUP a 70-67 win at Edinboro on Jan. 13
>> IUP is 11-3 at home this season, outscoring opponents by nearly 10 points per game
>> Edinboro is 6-5 in road games, including three straight wins over Clarion (86-78), Seton Hill (78-70) and Pitt-Johnstown (87-72)

SERIES WITH EDINBORO
>> The Crimson Hawks lead the all-time series with Edinboro 101-76
>> IUP HC Joe Lombardi is 18-7 lifetime against the Fighting Scots, including 18 of the last 19 since 2008-09
>> IUP has won 10 straight at home over Edinboro; It's last home loss to Edinboro (74-65) came on Feb. 16, 2008

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIGHTING SCOTS
>> Edinboro is 16-8 overall and currently fourth in the PSAC West with a 13-7 league record; The Fighting Scots are a half-game back of Slippery Rock (14-7) for third and one game behind Gannon (14-6) for second
>> The Fighting Scots have won five of their last six games dating back to the end of January, averaging 83.0 points during that span and outscoring opponents by an average of 9.3 points
>> They own one of the top scoring offenses in the PSAC at 80.2 PPG, going for 80+ points 13 times in 24 games
>> Edinboro has the top scorer in the conference, as Keshawn Liggins leads the PSAC with 23.8 PPG; He has six 30-point games this year but totaled 18 points on 4-14 shooting against IUP in January

IUP LOOKING TO WIN EIGHTH PSAC WEST REGULAR SEASON TITLE IN LOMBARDI ERA
>> With a 16-4 league record, IUP owns a two-game lead in the PSAC West over second place Gannon (14-6)
>> Heading into the final week of the regular season the Crimson Hawks' "magic number" to clinch an outright PSAC West title is one
>> A PSAC West regular season title this year would be IUP's third straight and eighth in 12 seasons under Lombardi (2010-14, 2016-17)
>> IUP is 14-3 in its last 18 games, including a 7-2 home record

CRIMSON HAWKS ON THE EDGE OF ANOTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT BID
>> The Crimson Hawks were ranked 5th in the initial NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings released last week; The next installment will be announced Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21
>> IUP has 15 NCAA tournament appearances, including eight under Lombardi (2009-15, 2017)
>> The Crimson Hawks have six Elite Eight appearances and have been to the title game twice (2010, 2015)

CRIMSON HAWKS ONE OF TOP 3-POINT SHOOTING TEAMS IN REGION
>> IUP leads the PSAC and ranks fourth in the Atlantic Region with a 39.1 3FG% (253-647)
>> The Crimson Hawks' 253 made 3s are second overall in the PSAC; their 9.7 3s made per game are also second
>> They're averaging 11.4 made 3s in the last nine games, including 20 at Clarion and 13 at California
>> Those 20 made 3s at Clarion are the second most in single game IUP history (22 vs. Mansfield, 2000)

GLOVER AMONG THE TOP SCORERS IN THE PSAC
>> Sr. G Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) is having quite a season, leading the Crimson Hawks and ranking 9th in the PSAC with a scoring average of 20.1 PPG
>> Last Wednesday at Clarion, Glover broke the IUP single season 3-point record and currently has a PSAC-leading 93 treys on the year (7th in Division II)
>> Glover is one of the best pure shooters in the PSAC, ranking 1st with 3.4 made 3FGs per game, 2nd with a 46.3 3FG%, 7th with an 84.6 FT% (77-91), and 14th with a 48.1 FG% (187-389)
>> He's scored 20 points 15 times this year, with three 30-point performances
>> 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)
>> Glover's 544 points is tied for 17th in IUP single season history - 16. Darryl Webb (Elkridge, Md./Long Reach) (547, 2009-10), 15. Darryl Webb (Elkridge, Md./Long Reach) (557, 2010-11), 14. Derrick Freeman (558, 1994-95), t-12. Jack Crossan and Thomas Young (561) 

DIAZ WAS SECOND IUP PLAYER TO REACH 1,000 CAREER POINTS THIS YEAR, HAS 12 DOUBLE-DOUBLES
>> Jr. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) joined Glover in the 1,000-point club in the Crimson Hawks' win at Slippery Rock (Jan. 31)
>> Diaz is 2nd on the team with 14.9 PPG and 4th in the PSAC with 9.6 RPG
>> He has 12 double-doubles in 27 games this year, bringing his career total to 28 (14 last year, two as a frosh)
>> 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
>> The reigning PSAC West Player of the Year, Diaz averaged 14.4 PPG and 10.0 RPG in earning All-American and All-Atlantic Region honors; He was a preseason All-American this season

LOMBARDI ALSO REACHED 1,000 CAREER POINTS, IS ONE OF TOP ASSIST MEN IN THE PSAC
>> Lombardi reached the career 1,000-point milestone on Saturday, joining Glover and Diaz this season
>> His scoring has increased of late, averaging 15.4 points over the last eight games, including three 20-point outings and a career-high 23 points against Seton Hill (Jan. 24)
>> He is currently 3rd in the PSAC with 5.1 assists per game and has a 2.44 assist-turnover ratio over his last four games; Lombardi dished out a season-high 10 assists against Gannon (Feb. 3)