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• The Central Missouri Mules go for their third straight win on Saturday night when they travel to Bolivar, Mo. for a 7:30 p.m. game against Southwest Baptist.
• The Mules come in at 17-6 overall and 11-4 and in a first place tie in the MIAA standings following a 93-61 win over Lincoln on Saturday.
• The win was the second in a row for UCM and kept them in a first place in the league standings with Fort Hays State
• Southwest Baptist comes into the game at 9-15 overall and 7-9 in MIAA play after a 107-103 win over Lincoln on Tuesday night in Bolivar.
• With a win on Saturday the Mules will record their 18th win of the season, giving them 10 straight seasons of 18 or more wins. It is the longest active streak in the MIAA.

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 1,580.
• The Mules are averaging 76.7 points per game and giving up 68.2 points per contest this year.
• Central Missouri is shooting 46 percent from the floor, but 35 percent from three-point range. The Mules give up 41 percent shooting overall and 34 percent from beyond the arc.
• In their 17 wins, UCM is holding the opposition to 38 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 13.9 turnovers per game, while committing 12.8 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 is the 59th meeting all-time between Central Missouri and Southwest Baptist. The Mules lead the all-time series with SBU 36-22.
• Central Missouri won the first meeting this season 74-64 back on January 2 in Warrensburg after sweeping last season's series.
• The Mules have won four straight games in the series and eight of the last nine.
• UCM is 18-6 against the Bearcats during the Kim Anderson era, including 6-4 in Bolivar.
• The Mules won the last meeting in Bolivar 91-80 on January 21, 2012 of last season.

LAST MEETING WITH SOUTHWEST BAPTIST
• Dominique Long scored a career-high 30 points in helping the Mules to a 74-64 win over Southwest Baptist back on January 2 at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Mules shot 49 percent for the game and made 5-of-16 three-point attempts. UCM was 19-of-27 from the foul line for 70 percent.
• UCM had 18 turnovers and 14 assists in the game.
• Southwest Baptist shot 34 percent from the field and 23 percent from beyond the arc, 5-of-22.
• Damion Hooks led the Bearcats with 19 points and nine rebounds. Rashaad Brown-Peterson finished with 16 points and seven boards, while Gilbert Gyamfi had 12 points and Jalen Loving 10.
• UCM out-rebounded SBU 39-37 and out-scored them 32-20 in the paint.

SCOUTING SOUTHWEST BAPTIST
• The Bearcats come into the game at 9-15 overall and 7-9 in league play after a 107-103 win over Lincoln on Tuesday night. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Bearcats.
• SBU is under the direction of ninth-year head coach Jeff Guiot. He has compiled a 166-98 mark during his time in Bolivar and a 394-191 career mark in his 19th season as a college head coach.
• The Bearcats are averaging 71.7 points per game and shooting 43 percent from the floor this season. They are shooting 35 percent from three-point range and have attempted 566 three-pointers.
• Opponents are averaging 78.4 points per game and shooting 48 percent against SBU.
• The Bearcats are led in scoring by Damion Hooks' 14.7 points per game. and Preston Guiot's 12.3 per contest. Gilbert Gyamfi is scoring at a 10.5 points per outing clip and Rashaad Brown-Peterson chips in 10.2 per contest.
• Gyamfi also leads the team in rebounding at 4.1 boards per game.
• Guiot is dishing out 6.2 assists per game after a 14 assist game on Tuesday against Lincoln.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Mules shot 49 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range in a 93-61 win over Lincoln on Saturday afternoon.
• UCM held the Blue Tigers to 31 percent shooting, including 7-of-26 from beyond the arc for 27 percent.
• Dominique Long led the Mules with 19 points and nine rebounds. Alex Dean recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
• Widgett Washington finished with 13 points and six assists, while Lance Beckwith and Ryan Magdziarz each finished with 11 points.
• The Mules out-rebounded Lincoln 56-36 and held a 21-12 advantage in second chance points. The 56 rebounds is a season-high for UCM.
• Central Missouri held a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint as well.

THE MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• The Mules are 141-62 in MIAA play during the Kim Anderson era and 11-4 this season after the 93-61 win over Lincoln last 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 140-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after the 93-61 win over Lincoln last Saturday.
• Over the last eight years, UCM is 123-11 at home. Over that same time period the Mules are 49-1 against non-conference opponents at home and 74-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 451-88 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 an 18-6 overall record and a 12-4 mark in MIAA play and keep UCM in at least a tie for first place with Fort Hays State
• Give the Mules five straight wins over Southwest Baptist.
• Give UCM three straight wins for the second time this season.
• Give the Mules 18 wins in a season for the 10th straight year.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 17-7 overall and 11-5 in MIAA play and possibly drop them out of a first place tie in the conference standings.
• Snap UCM's four-game winning streak against the Bearcats.
• Give the Mules four straight losses on the road.

REGIONAL RANKINGS
• The Mules are ranked No. 6 in the first Central Region rankings that were released by the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon.
• The top eight teams in the final rankings on Sunday, March 10 qualify for the Central Regional tournament March 16, 17 and 19 at a campus site to be determined.
    Central Region    Overall Record    In-Region Record
    1. Winona State     24-5     20-4
    2. Minnesota State     20-4     18-4
    3. Augustana (S.D.)     16-6     16-6
    4. St. Cloud State     17-5     15-5
    5. Harding     15-7     15-7
    6. Central Missouri     14-6     14-5
    7. Arkansas Tech     13-8     13-8
    8. Fort Hays State     13-6     13-6
    9. Southwest Minnesota State     15-11     13-10
    10. Upper Iowa     16-9     15-9

LONG LEADING THE CHARGE
• Senior forward Dominique Long is eighth in the MIAA in scoring at 15.8 points per game. Last year, he finished ninth in the league at 12.7 points per contest.
• The Waynesville, Mo. native is also ninth in the league in free throw percentage at 82.8 percent. He shot 85.8 percent at the line last season, the ninth best single-season total in school history.
• Long is also fifth in the MIAA in three-point field goal percentage at 42.3. He has made 44-of-104 three-point attempts.

HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOTS
• Senior forward Matt Webb and junior guard Charles Hammork are 10th and 13th, respectively in the MIAA in field goal percentage. Webb is shooting 53.2 percent, 83-of-156, while Hammork has made 84-of-168 shot attempts for 50.0 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 7.2 per game.
• Washington is second in the MIAA with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. He has 117 assists to 52 turnovers.

KANSAS CITY HERE WE COME
• With the win over Lindenwood on February 13, 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 239-88 (.731) 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 (239), 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 1,580-917 (.633) record in 2,497 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 return home for the final time on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to host Truman State on Senior Night. The seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
• UCM wraps up the regular season on Saturday, March 2 at Washburn for a 7 p.m. game at Lee Arena.