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• The Mules head back out on the road to close out the week of competition at Missouri Southern on Saurday afternoon. Tipoff at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin is set for 3 p.m.
• The Mules are coming off a 69-56 win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday night at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Lions have been off since their 75-62 loss at the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg last Saturday afternoon.
• Entering the game the Mules sit alone in second place in the MIAA standings, a half game ahead of Missouri Southern. The Mules are two games behind first place Northwest Missouri with six regular season games left.

QUICK HITS
• This is the 109th season of Central Missouri Mules basketball.
• Central Missouri is third all-time in NCAA Division II men's basketball with 1,603 wins.
• In the Mules' 18 wins this season they are averaging 81.6 points per game and shooting 51 percent from the field. They are limiting opponents to 41 percent shooting and 64.4 points per game in those 18 games.
• In the Mules' four losses they are averaging 73.5 points per game and shooting 42 percent from the field.
• The win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday gave UCM 18 wins on the season. This marks the 11th straight season of at least 18 wins for the Mules, which ties the MIAA record for longest streak in conference history. The Mules tied Northwest Missouri, which accomplished the feat from 1997-2008.
• The Mules were 22-8 a season ago, the sixth 20-win season under Kim Anderson and the 22nd in school history.
• Central Missouri finished 13-5 in MIAA play last year and captured a share of the MIAA regular season championship for the second straight season. It was the fifth conference crown under Anderson and 23rd in school history.
• UCM returns one all-MIAA performer from a season ago. Charles Hammork was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick last season after averaging 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was also an MIAA Tournament All-Tournament Team selection in helping the Mules to the conference tournament title.
• Three of the top nine single-season scoring leaders in UCM history have come during the 11-year tenure of head coach Kim Anderson.

SERIES HISTORY VS MISSOURI SOUTHERN
• This will be the 55th all-time meeting between Central Missouri and Missouri Southern and the second in a week. The Mules lead the series 32-22 after a 75-62 win in Warrensburg last Saturday.
• UCM is 16-9 against Missouri Southern during the Kim Anderson era, but just 5-6 in Joplin during that span.
• The teams have split the last six meetings, including the last two in Joplin.

LAST MEETING WITH MISSOURI SOUTHERN
• The Mules shot 58 percent from the field and held Missouri Southern to a season-low nine percent shooting from three-point range as they beat the Lions 75-62 last Saturday in Warrensburg.
• Daylen Robinson led the Mules with a game-high 23 points to go along with three assists. Dillon Deck had 15 points and four rebounds, while Kyle Wolf chipped in 12 points off the bench.
• The Mules were out-rebounded 28-22 by the Lions, but UCM held a 36-24 advantage in points in the paint.
• Missouri Southern had just one assist on the night and turned the ball over 15 times. The 15 giveaways led to 16 UCM points.
• Marquis Addison led the Lions with 18 points. No other MSSU player finished in double figures.
• The Mules used a 15-4 run at the end of the first half and beginning of the second to build a 42-28 lead.

SCOUTING THE LIONS
• Missouri Southern comes into the game at 15-4 overall and 9-3 in MIAA play following the 75-62 loss to the Mules last Saturday in Warrensburg.
• MSSU is averaging 85.3 points per game, while giving up 70.8 per contest. The Lions shoot 51 percent from the field and 35 percent from behind the three-point line. They've been to the free throw line 567 times this season, an average of 29.8 free throws per game. They've shot 60 more free throws than their opponents.
• Marquis Addison leads four players in double figures at 16.0 points per game. Cameron Cornelius averages 12.4 points per outing, while Jordan Talbert and Slim Magee chip in 12.0 and 10.9 points per contest, respectively.
• Talbert leads the team in rebounding at 7.2 per game, while Magee pulls down 5.8 boards per outing.
• The Lions are out-rebounding the opposition 38.4-32.1 and forcing 15.7 turnovers per game.
• MSSU has gotten off to fast starts this year. The Lions have out-scored opponents 800-628 in the first half this year. The average halftime score has been 42.1-33.1.

LAST TIME OUT • CENTRAL MISSOURI 69,  SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 56• 2/6/14
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Central Missouri Mules held Southwest Baptist's conference-leading offense 30 points below their season average in a 69-56 win on Thursday night at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
    The Mules (18-4, 10-3 MIAA) jumped out to an early nine-point lead opening the game on a 13-4 run. UCM pushed the lead to 16 with a 10-3 run to make it 23-7 midway through the opening half. The Bearcats (11-11, 4-9 MIAA) got back to within 13, but three straight points from Daylen Robison gave the Mules a 26-10 lead with 6:47 left in the half.
    The Bearcats responded, however, scoring seven quick points and closing the half on a 15-5 run to pull within 31-25 at the intermission.
    They continued their run into the second half, scoring the first four points out of the break to pull within 31-29 with 17:52 left in the game. A layup from Robinson and another from Dillon Deck sparked an 8-0 run that gave UCM a 39-29 lead with 15:16 left in regulation.
    Five quick points by SBU cut the margin in half, but the Mules responded with five straight points of their own to push the lead back to 10 midway through the second half. After an SBU layup, Ryan Magziarz drilled a three to put the Mules up 11 with 9:50 to play in the game. Five quick points by the Bearcats cut the deficit to six at 49-43 with 8:17 to play, but two layups from TJ White and two more from Robinson pushed the lead to 12 at 55-43 at the 6:13 mark.
    The Bearcats got back to within eight with just under four minutes to play, but the Mules iced the game at the foul line for the 13-point win.
    White led UCM with 17 points, including 14 in the second half. Charles Hammork had 14 points and eight rebounds, while Deck had 13 and Robinson chipped in 11 to go along with seven assists.
    The Mules shot 48 percent from the field, 27 of 56, but were just 4 of 17 from three-point range for 24 percent. UCM was 11 of 20 at the foul line for 55 percent. The Mules had 15 assists and 11 steals in the game.
    The Bearcats shot 43 percent, 21 of 49, and made 8 of 26 from beyond the arc for 31 percent. SBU was 6 of 13 at the charity stripe for 46 percent. They were led in scoring by Rashaad Brown-Peterson's game-high 25 points. Menas Stephens chipped in 12 points, while Desi Barmore had nine points and eight boards.
    The Bearcats dished out 15 assists, but committed 16 turnovers leading to 17 UCM points. The Mules held a 40-22 advantage in points in the paint and the UCM bench out-scored SBU's 24-4.
    The win gives the Mules 18 wins in a season for the 11th straight season. It is the longest active streak in the MIAA and ties the Northwest Missouri teams from 1997-2008 for the longest streak in MIAA history.

THE MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• Central Missouri is 153-66 in MIAA play during the Kim Anderson era and 10-3 this season after the 69-56 win over Southwest Baptist on Thursday night.
• The Mules were 13-5 in conference play last year and won a share of the MIAA regular season title for the second straight season.
• The Mules' best MIAA record under Anderson was an 18-2 mark during the 2009-10 season.
• The Mules have captured five MIAA regular season championships and four MIAA tournament titles under Kim Anderson.

MULES IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
• The Mules are 109-28 in non-conference games during the Kim Anderson era after the win over Culver-Stockton on December 16.
• Central Missouri is 53-1 in the last 54 non-conference games at home.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 152-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after beating Southwest Baptist on Thursday night.
• The Mules were 13-0 at home last season and have won 25 straight games at the Multi dating back to the 2011-12 season.
• Over the last nine years, UCM is 135-11 at home, including 53-1 against non-conference opponents and 82-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 463-88 in their 38th season playing home games at the Multi.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• UCM is 67-56 on the road during the Kim Anderson after the win at Lincoln on Wednesday.
• The Mules are 4-4 on the road this season after going 4-5 on the road last season.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules an 19-4 overall record and an 11-3 mark in MIAA play. It would keep the Mules no worse than two games behind first place Northwest Missouri.
• Give the Mules back-to-back wins against MSSU, including two of the last three in Joplin.
• Give UCM a 33-22 lead in the all-time series.
• Clinch a spot in the MIAA Postseason Tournament.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 18-5 overall and 10-4 in MIAA play and into third place in the league standings.
• Give Missouri Southern a split of the season series and a half game lead over the Mules in the conference standings.

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Now in his 12th season leading the Mules, Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 262-94 (.736).
• His .731 winning percentage entering the 2013-14 season ranks seventh among all active NCAA Division II coaches.
• He has led UCM to five MIAA regular season titles, more than any other coach in school history, four 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 (262), 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 109th season of UCM basketball the Mules have compiled a 1,603-923 (.635) record in 2,526 total games.
• The Mules are the third winningest program by victories in NCAA-II history.
• Central Missouri became just the third NCAA-II program with 1,600 all-time wins.
• The Mules have won 20 or more games 22 times in the history of the program.
• Central Missouri has won 30 or more games in a season twice, both during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM has won or shared 23 MIAA regular season championships and five MIAA tournament titles.

THE NEXT LEVEL
• In the Kim Anderson era, 23 former players have gone on to play professional basketball.
• Four players are either currently playing professionally or on a professional roster; Michael Hicks (Poland, Polpharma-Pakmet), Reggie Stallings (Rochester Razor Sharks), Sanijay Watts (Germany, Dorsten) and Zack Wright (Germany, Brose Basket).

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
• Central Missouri has won a combined 193 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured three MIAA regular season titles and one tournament championship.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 139 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 550 Central Missouri student-athletes received 375 Academic Awards from the MIAA office for the 2012-13 academic year.
• 305 UCM student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• 37 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.
• 33 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had eight student-athletes earn Academic All-America honors in their respective sports, including Brent Vogel being named the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Track & Field.

MULES BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri basketball is broadcast live on the new 44,000-watt 98.5 "The Bar, 1450 KOKO and online at warrensburgradio.com. All games are broadcast by 1450 KOKO/98.5 "The Bar" Sports Director, Greg Hassler.
• The Kim Anderson Show presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. airs on Monday nights at 7 p.m. on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO as well as warrensburgradio.com.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly one-hour look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• Live video coverage for every Central Missouri home game will be available through America One Sports. 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. Fans can access webcasts through the AmericaOneSports link on the UCM Athletics website or by going to AmericaOneSports.com

UPCOMING
• The Mules return home to host Lincoln on Wednesday night, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
• After hosting Lincoln, UCM will head out on the road for three straight games beginning Saturday, Feb. 15 in St. Charles, Mo. against Lindenwood.