INDIANA, Pa. - The top-seed IUP men's basketball team (31-2, 20-2 PSAC) continues its postseason run as they host third-seed Cal U (23-9, 15-7 PSAC) in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship game Tuesday night. Tipoff at the Kovalchick Complex is set for 7 p.m. The Crimson Hawks are coming off an exciting 58-55 win over fourth-seed Mercyhurst in the regional semifinals on Sunday. The Vulcans advanced with a 67-65 win over seventh-seed West Virginia State. 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> IUP is making its 18th NCAA tournament appearance and has a 33-16 all-time record. It marks the 11th NCAA tournament appearance under HC Joe Lombardi since 2009. 
>> Lombardi is 20-9 all-time in NCAA tournament games with two regional titles and two national title game appearances (2010, 2015). 
>> This is the Hawks' third straight full season they earned the No. 1 seed to serve as host of the Atlantic Region Championship, including 2019 and the canceled 2020 tournament. They did not play a full season last year. 
>> IUP is 6-1 in home NCAA tournament games, winning the 2010 regional at the Memorial Field House. 
>> The Hawks are one of three NCAA teams with 31 wins. DI Arizona and DIII Randolph-Macon are the others.
>> IUP is coming off its third straight PSAC tournament title and its sixth under Lombardi since 2010. The Hawks are the first PSAC team to win at least three straight titles since Cheyney from 1976-80. 
>> This is IUP's fourth 30-win season under HC Joe Lombardi, including a program record 33-3 mark in 2009-10.
>> This will be the Hawks' fourth meeting with Cal U this season. IUP has won the previous three matchups by an average score of 80-71, forcing the Vulcans into a combined 50 turnovers.
>> IUP and Cal U have met three times in the NCAA tournament, all in regional finals. IUP won 80-76 in 1994 and 80-69 in 1995, while Cal U won 78-68 in 1996.
>> IUP has won 38 of its last 39 home games dating back to the start of 2019-20, including 20-1 this year. 
>> IUP is 34-3 in February and March over the last three full seasons, including 22-2 at home.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE VULCANS
>> Cal U is 23-9 overall and finished 4th in the PSAC West Division with a 15-7 conference record.
>> The Vulcans advanced to the quarterfinals of the PSAC tournament where they lost to IUP, 80-74.
>> Cal U is making its 14th all-time NCAA tournament appearance, its first since 2008. 
>> The Vulcans are looking for their first regional title since winning the East Region in 2008.