GAMEDAY CENTRAL
(W1) IUP Crimson Hawks (22-7, 18-4 PSAC)
vs. (W4) Edinboro Fighting Scots  (17-10, 13-9 PSAC)
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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COMING UP
Saturday, March 3 at PSAC Semifinals (1 p.m.)
Sunday, March 4 at PSAC Championship (3 p.m.)
*Both games dependent on victory in previous round

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The top-seeded IUP men's basketball team (22-7, 18-4 PSAC) opens postseason play this week as they host Edinboro (17-10, 13-9 PSAC) in the PSAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. Tipoff at the Kovalchick Complex is set for 7:30 p.m. The Crimson Hawks won the PSAC West regular season title and are on a four-game win streak. Edinboro is the four-seed and advanced with a 77-67 win over Pitt-Johnstown in Monday's first round. 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks are PSAC West champs under HC Joe Lombardi for third straight year and the eighth time in the last nine seasons
>> IUP is making its 31st appearance in the PSAC tournament and have a 14-11 record in quarterfinal games
>> IUP has posted 10 straight 20-win seasons under Lombardi; The Crimson Hawks are 256-60 (.810) under Lombardi since the start of the 2008-09 season
>> The Crimson Hawks swept the regular season series with Edinboro, including a 77-69 win Feb. 21
>> Sr. G Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) averaged a team-best 16.0 PPG against Edinboro this year, but will not be able to play after incurring two technicals in Saturday's 65-64 win at Seton Hill
>> The Crimson Hawks are 12-3 at home this season, including 8-1 against PSAC West schools
>> Edinboro is 6-6 away from home this year, including 0-3 at the top three seeds from the PSAC West

SERIES WITH EDINBORO
>> The Crimson Hawks lead the all-time series with Edinboro 102-76
>> IUP HC Joe Lombardi is 19-7 lifetime against Edinboro, including wins in 19 of the last 20 games since 2008-09
>> IUP has won 11 straight at home over Edinboro; It's last home loss to Edinboro (74-65) came on Feb. 16, 2000

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIGHTING SCOTS
>> Edinboro is 17-10 overall and earned the fourth seed from the PSAC West with a 13-9 league record
>> The Fighting Scots defeated Pitt-Johnstown 77-67 in Monday's first round to advance 
>> They are making their fourth PSAC tournament appearance in the last six seasons; Edinboro is 0-1 in postseason games at the Kovalchick Complex, falling 89-87 in overtime during the 2013 tournament
>> Edinboro is 3-3 in its last six games, with each of those decided by 10 points or less; Edinboro is outscoring opponents an average of 80.7-78.8 in those close contests

IUP HAS WON EIGHT PSAC WEST REGULAR SEASON TITLES IN LOMBARDI ERA
>> The Crimson Hawks have won three straight PSAC West titles - and eight in the last nine years - under Lombardi
>> IUP has a 147-29 (.835) PSAC record under Lombardi since the 2009-10 season; The Crimson Hawks have the most overall and conference wins of any PSAC team in the last nine seasons
>> IUP is the No. 1 seed in the West for the third straight year

CRIMSON HAWKS ON THE EDGE OF ANOTHER NCAA TOURNAMENT BID
>> The Crimson Hawks have been ranked 5th in both NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings releases; The NCAA field of 64 will be announced Sunday, March 4
>> 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 38.6 3FG% (285-739)
>> The Crimson Hawks' 285 made 3s are second overall in the PSAC; their 9.8 3s made per game are also second
>> They're averaging 12.5 made 3s in the last four games, including 20 at Clarion and 13 against Edinboro
>> 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
>> Against Clarion (Feb. 14), Glover broke the IUP single season 3-point record and currently has a PSAC-leading 100 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 45.2 3FG%, 9th with an 84.5 FT% (82-97), and 15th with a 47.6 FG% (201-422)
>> He's scored 20 points 16 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 584 points is 11th in IUP single season history - 10. Mike Beckles (595, 1999-00), Ayyub Ali (596, 2004-05), 8. Terrance Flowers (611, 1996-97), t6. Joe Delise and Robert Misenko (616)

DIAZ PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER ALL-REGION TYPE OF SEASON
>> Jr. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) went over 1,000 career points in IUP's win at Slippery Rock (Jan. 31)
>> Diaz is 2nd on the team with 14.7 PPG and 4th in the PSAC with 9.7 RPG
>> He has 13 double-doubles in 29 games this year, bringing his career total to 29 (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 in IUP's win over Cal (Feb. 17)
>> His scoring has increased of late, averaging 15.2 points over the last five games and has three 20-point outings in his last 10 games
>> He is currently 3rd in the PSAC with 5.2 assists per game; He dished out a season-high 10 assists against Gannon (Feb. 3)
>> Lombardi was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team last week; He's one of six on the District 2 team and has a 3.80 cumulative GPA