at

STORY LINES
• The Central Missouri Mules hit the road for the first of four straight road games as they travel to Jefferson City on Wednesday night to take on Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. at Jason Gym.
• The Mules come in at 14-3 overall and 8-1 and in first place in the MIAA standings following a 60-50 win over Northwest Missouri on Saturday.
• Central Missouri has won eight straight games and 10 of the last 11 games overall.
• Lincoln enters the game at 3-17 overall and 2-8 in MIAA play after a 61-59 last-second loss to Missouri Western on Saturday.

QUICK HITS
• Central Missouri is in its 108th season of men's basketball.
• Central Missouri is second all-time in wins in NCAA Division II with 1,577.
• The Mules are averaging 73.2 points per game and giving up 65.8 points per contest.
• Central Missouri is shooting 45 percent from the floor, but 34 percent from three-point range. The Mules give up 41 percent shooting overall and 33 percent from beyond the arc.
• In their 14 wins, UCM is holding the opposition to 40 percent shooting, while they shoot 46 percent from the field. In their three losses, the Mules have given up 50 percent shooting and have been out-rebounded by over three boards per outing.
• The Mules are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game, while committing 12.9 turnovers of their own per contest.
• The Mules were 19-8 a season ago and captured a share of the MIAA regular season championship, the fourth under head coach Kim Anderson.
• The 2011-12 season was the ninth straight year that Central Missouri won at least 18 games, the longest active streak in the MIAA. The longest streak in MIAA history is 11 seasons, held by NW Missouri State from 1997-2008.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the 83rd meeting between Central Missouri and Lincoln. The Mules hold a 50-32 lead in the series.
• The Mules swept last season's series and have won 10 straight games overall against the Blue Tigers.
• Central Missouri is 10-0 against Lincoln during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM is 5-0 against Lincoln in Jason Gym during the Anderson era and 22-15 overall in Jefferson City during the series.
• The Mules' average margin of victory during the 10-game winning streak against the Blue Tigers is 20.2 points per game.

LAST MEETING WITH LINCOLN
• The Mules used runs late in the first half and early in the second half to pull away for a 78-58 win at Lincoln at February 4, 2012.
• UCM shot 42 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range in the win, while the Blue Tigers shot 40 percent from the floor and 33 percent from beyond the arc.
• Boo Hunter led the Mules with a game-high 18 points. Dominique Long had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Lance Beckwith had 13 points and Matt Webb chipped in 11.
• The Mules out-rebounded Lincoln 42-34 and also forced 16 Blue Tiger turnovers.
• UCM had 11 assists in the game and nine turnovers.

SCOUTING LINCOLN
• The Blue Tigers come into the game at 3-17 overall and 2-8 in MIAA play after a 61-59 last second loss at home to Missouri Western on Saturday.
• Lincoln has lost three straight games after beating Northwest Missouri 70-65 in Maryville back on Jan. 16. They have lost 10 of the last 11 games.
• The Blue Tigers are under the direction of fourth year head coach John Redmond. During his time in Jefferson City LU has compiled a 15-84 record.
• The Blue Tigers are averaging 67.2 points per game as a team and giving up 76.3 per contest while shooting 42 percent from the field and 32 percent from three-point range. Opponents are shooting 47 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc.
• LU is led by MIAA scoring leader Cedric Ridle at 19.2 points per game. He also averages 6.4 rebounds per outing.
• Charles Cole is the only other Blue Tiger averaging in double figures at 14.2 points per contest. He also leads the team in rebounding 6.7 boards per game.
• Lincoln gets out-rebounded by 6.2 boards per contest.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Mules used runs of 19-4 and 9-0 in the second half to overcome a five-point deficit and pull away for a 60-50 win over Northwest Missouri on Saturday afternoon.
• UCM held NWMSU to 33 percent shooting from the field as the Mules shot 43 percent.
• Dominique Long led three Mules in double figures at 13 points per game. Matt Webb recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Widgett Washington had 11 points and five assists.
• DeAngelo Hailey and Grant Cozad had 10 points apiece to lead the Bearcats.
• The Mules held a 39-28 rebounding advantage, including 17 offensive boards that led to 20 second chance points for UCM.
• The Mules held a 28-20 advantage in points in the paint.
• Both teams had 12 turnovers.

MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• The Mules are 138-59 in MIAA play during the Kim Anderson era and 8-1 this season after the 60-50 win over Northwest Missouri on Saturday.
• UCM was 15-5 in conference play last year earning a share of the MIAA regular season title, the fourth under Anderson.
• Central Missouri's best MIAA record under Anderson was an 18-2 mark in the 2009-10 season.
• The Mules have captured four MIAA regular season championships and three MIAA tournament titles under Kim Anderson.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 138-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after the 60-50 win over Northwest Missouri on Saturday.
• Over the last eight years, UCM is 121-11 at home. Over that same time period the Mules are 49-1 against non-conference opponents at home and 72-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 449-88 in their 37th season playing home games at the Multi.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• The Mules are 61-48 in road games during the Kim Anderson era and 2-1 this season after a 63-59 win at Truman State on January 19.
• UCM was 7-4 on the road last season.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 15-3 overall record and a 9-1 mark in MIAA play
• Give the Mules nine consecutive wins matching their longest winning streak of a season ago.
• Give the Mules three straight wins on the road.
• Give UCM an 11-game winning streak against the Blue Tigers.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 14-4 overall and 8-2 in MIAA play.
• Snap the Mules eight-game winning streak
• Snap the Mules' 10-game winning streak against Lincoln
• Snap UCM's two-game winning streak on the road.

STREAKING MULES
• The Mules are currently riding an eight-game winning streak. During that span the Mules are shooting 46 percent from the field and scoring 72.5 points per game.
• During the winning streak, UCM is allowing 64.2 points per contest. Opponents are shooting 40 percent from the field, but just 26 percent from three-point range.
• Three players are averaging in double figures for UCM during the streak and six players are averaging at least 7.4 points per outing.

LONG LEADING THE CHARGE
• Senior forward Dominique Long has moved up to 11th in the MIAA in scoring at 14.6 points per game. Last year, he finished ninth in the league at 12.7 points per contest.
• The Waynesville, Mo. native is also 10th in the league in free throw percentage at 80.9 percent. He shot 85.8 percent at the line last season, the ninth best single-season total in school history.

WEBB NEAR THE TOP IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
• Senior forward Matt Webb leads the team and is 11th in the MIAA in field goal percentage at 52.8 percent. He has made 57-of-108 shot attempts this season.

WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTING THE BALL
• Senior guard Widgett Washington leads the team and is sixth in the MIAA in assists at 4.6 per game. There are seven players in the MIAA averaging 4.5 assists/game or better. Craig Nicholson of FHSU leads the league at 6.9 per game.
• On the flip side, Washington is 12th in the MIAA in steals at 1.4 per game. Teammates Reggie Stallings is tied for 15th at 1.4 steals per contest.

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 236-85 (.735) in his 11th season leading the Mules.
• He has led UCM to four MIAA regular season titles, more than any other coach in school history, three MIAA tournament championships, two Regional championships and two Final Four appearances.
• Anderson recorded career win No. 200 with a 65-61 win against Washburn on February 9, 2011.
• Anderson is one of only five coaches in Central Missouri history to record 100 or more career wins - Anderson (236), Tad. C. Reid (178), Earl Keth (159), Jim Wooldridge (131) and Lynn Nance (114).
• Three of the top nine single-season scoring leaders in Central Missouri history have come during the tenure of head coach Kim Anderson.

MULES BASKETBALL HISTORY
• In the 108th season of UCM basketball the Mules have compiled a 1,577-914 (.633) record in 2,491 total games.
• The Mules have won 20 or more games 21 times in the history of the program.
• Central Missouri has won 30 or more games twice, both during the Kim Anderson era.
• The Mules are the second winningest program by victories in NCAA-II.
• UCM has won or shared 22 MIAA regular season championships and five MIAA tournament titles.

THE NEXT LEVEL
• In the Kim Anderson era, 20 former players have gone on to play professional basketball.
• Seven players are either currently playing professionally or on a professional roster - Zack Wright (Greece, Rethimno), Sanijay Watts (Germany, USC Heidelberg), Esian Henderson (Czech Republic, Levice), Manny Richardson (ABA, Battle Creek Knights), Joel Barkers (Greece, Aris Thessolonikki), Michael Hicks (Poland, Polpharma-Pakmet) and Kevin Wollbrinck (France).

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ATHLETIC ARENA
• Following the fall 2012 season, Central Missouri has won a combined 191 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• During the 2011-12 school year UCM captured seven MIAA regular season and three tournament championships.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 137 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
• Central Missouri has won five national championships since 1980 (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, and women's bowling in 2003) and seven national championships overall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
• The 500+ Central Missouri student-athletes received 245 Academic Awards from the MIAA office for the 2011-12 academic year.
• 195 UCM student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• 32 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Scholar Athletes with at least a 3.5 GPA and having earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport.
• 18 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had 10 student-athletes earn Academic All-America honors, including Shawn Boss being named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Track & Field.

MULES BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri basketball is broadcast live on 1450 KOKO/98.5 “The Bar” and on the Internet at www.warrensburgradio.com. 90.9 “The Bridge” will pickup the broadcast at tip-off. All games are broadcast by Senior Associate Athletic Director, Shawn Jones and 1450 KOKO/98.5 “The Bar” Sports Director, Greg Hassler.
• The Kim Anderson Mules Basketball Show, presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. airs on Monday nights at 7 p.m. on 1450 KOKO, 98.5 “The Bar” and www.warrensburgradio.com. The show runs through the regular season.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly one-hour look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV. Senior Associate Athletic Director Shawn Jones will sit down with Mules head coach Kim Anderson to discuss the previous week's games as well as weekly spotlights of Mules basketball players.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• The UCM Media Network will provide live video coverage for every Central Missouri home game through a student-run webcast on AmericaOneSports.com. All home games and road MIAA games will be available on a pay-per-view basis. The cost is $8 per game, $30 for a 30-day pass or $89.95 for an all-season pass for UCM men's and women's basketball.

UP NEXT
• The Mules travel to Lindenwood on Saturday, Feb. 2 to battle the Lions at 3 p.m. in the second of four straight road games.