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• The Central Missouri Mules look for back-to-back wins as they host Lincoln on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Mules come in at 16-6 overall and 10-4 and in a first place tie in the MIAA standings following an 87-72 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night.
• The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Mules and kept them in a first place tie with Fort Hays State in the MIAA standings.
• Lincoln comes into the game at 3-20 overall and 2-11 in MIAA play following an 89-80 loss at Central Oklahoma last Saturday.
• Saturday's game is the Hall of Fame game with the 2013 class of the UCM Athletic Hall of Fame being introduced at halftime.

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 1,579.
• The Mules are averaging 76.0 points per game and giving up 68.5 points per contest this year.
• Central Missouri is shooting 46 percent from the floor, but 34 percent from three-point range. The Mules give up 41 percent shooting overall and 35 percent from beyond the arc.
• In their 16 wins, UCM is holding the opposition to 39 percent shooting, while they shoot 46 percent from the field. In their five losses, the Mules have given up 48 percent shooting overall and 50 percent from beyond the three-point line.
• The Mules are forcing 14.1 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 84th meeting between Central Missouri and Lincoln. The Mules hold a 51-32 lead in the series.
• The Mules won the first meeting this season, 111-72 in Jefferson City on January 30 and have now won 11 straight games overall against the Blue Tigers.
• Central Missouri is 11-0 against Lincoln during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM is 26-14 against the Blue Tigers in Warrensburg, including 5-0 at the Multipurpose Building during the Kim Anderson era.
• The Mules' average margin of victory during the 11-game winning streak is 21.9 points per game.

LAST MEETING WITH LINCOLN
• The Mules shot a season-high 54 percent and broke the 100-point mark for the 11th time under Kim Anderson in a 111-72 win at Lincoln on January 30.
• The win was UCM's ninth in a row.
• The Mules shot 58 percent in the first half as they jumped out to a 60-36 halftime lead.
• Dominique Long led all scorers with 29 points, including 20 in the first half. Widgett Washington had 14 points and matched his season-high with nine assists. Alex Dean, Ryan Magdziarz and Reggie Stallings all had 10 points apiece and Lance Beckwith finished with a career-high 11 rebounds.
• UCM out-scored LU 48-30 in the paint and 21-6 in second chance points.
• The Mules held Lincoln to 36 percent shooting from the field and 31 percent from beyond the arc.

SCOUTING LINCOLN
• The Blue Tigers come into the weekend at 3-20 overall and 2-11 in MIAA play following an 89-80 loss at Central Oklahoma last Saturday. Lincoln has lost six straight games.
• LU is under the direction of fourth year head coach John Redmond. He has compiled a 15-87 record while leading the Blue Tiger program.
• The Blue Tigers are shooting 42 percent for the season and averaging 67.8 points per game. They shoot 32 percent from three-point range and 68 percent from the foul line.
• LU is allowing opponents to shoot 48 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc.
• Cedric Ridle leads the team and the MIAA in scoring at 19.5 points per game. Charles Cole also averages in double figures at 15.0 points per outing and leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per contest.
• The Blue Tigers are being out-rebounded by nearly eight boards per game.
• Lincoln is forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest while committing 11.3 of their own.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Mules held Lindenwood without a field goal over the final 10:51 and ran away from the Lions for an 87-72 win on Wednesday at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Mules shot 45 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc, making nine three-pointers in the win.
• UCM held LWU to 34 percent shooting on the night including 32 percent from three-point range.
• The teams combined for 80 free throw attempts as they were whistled for a combined 57 fouls.
• Dominique Long led UCM with a game-high 26 points. Lance Beckwith had 15 points and a game-high nine rebounds and Matt Webb finished with 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting.
• UCM forced 16 Lion turnovers and limited them to just seven assists on only 18 made baskets. The Mules, on the other hand, had 16 assists on 25 made shots and only 10 turnovers.
• UCM held a 23-18 advantage in points in the paint and 20-8 in points off turnovers.

THE MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• The Mules are 139-62 in MIAA play during the Kim Anderson era and 9-4 this season after the 93-81 loss at Missouri Southern on February 9.
• 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 139-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after the 87-72 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night.
• Over the last eight years, UCM is 122-11 at home. Over that same time period the Mules are 49-1 against non-conference opponents at home and 73-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 450-88 in their 37th season playing home games at the Multi.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• The Mules are 62-51 in road games during the Kim Anderson era and 3-4 this season following the 93-81 loss at Missouri Southern on February 9.
• UCM was 7-4 on the road last season.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 17-6 overall record and a 11-4 mark in MIAA play and keep UCM in at least a tie for first place with Fort Hays State
• Give the Mules 12 straight wins over the Blue Tigers.
• Give UCM back-to-back wins
• Give the Mules a 12-0 record at home this season.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 16-7 overall and 10-5 in MIAA play and possibly drop them out of a first place tie in the conference standings.
• Snap UCM's 11-game winning streak against Lincoln.
• Give the Mules losses in four of their last five games.

LONG LEADING THE CHARGE
• Senior forward Dominique Long is ninth in the MIAA in scoring at 15.6 points per game. Last year, he finished ninth in the league at 12.7 points per contest.
• The Waynesville, Mo. native is also eighth in the league in free throw percentage at 82.7 percent. He shot 85.8 percent at the line last season, the ninth best single-season total in school history.
• Long also leads the MIAA in three-point field goal percentage at 43.4. He has made 43-of-99 three-point attempts.

HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS
• Senior forward Matt Webb and junior guard Charles Hammork are eighth and 12th, respectively in the MIAA in field goal percentage. Webb is shooting 54.7 percent, 82-of-150, while Hammork has made 80-of-158 shot attempts for 50.6 percent.

WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTING THE BALL
• Senior guard Widgett Washington leads the team and is fourth in the MIAA in assists at 5.3 per game. There are seven players in the MIAA averaging 4.5 assists/game or better. Craig Nicholson of FHSU leads the league at 7.4 per game.
• Washington is second in the MIAA with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. He has 111 assists to 49 turnovers.

KANSAS CITY HERE WE COME
• With the win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night, the Mules clinched a spot in the MIAA Postseason Tournament.
• Central Missouri has made the MIAA Tournament every year since it's inception, the only school to do so.
• This year's tournament will begin on Monday, March 4 with seeds No. 5-12 playing play-in games at the higher seeded school. The winners of those four games will advance to play at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium March 7-10 along with the top four teams in the league, who all receive byes to Kansas City. Men's quarterfinal action will tip-off on Thursday, March 7.

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 238-88 (.730) 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 (238), 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 1,579-917 (.633) record in 2,496 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 have a week off before traveling to Southwest Baptist next Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. game against the Bearcats.
• UCM returns home for the final time on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to host Truman State on Senior Night.