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BEAUMONT, Texas – Red may be synonymous with love, Valentine's Day and cardinals, but when the University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball meets Lamar on Wednesday, Feb. 14, there will be no love shared between the two schools. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 with a scheduled first tip at 7 p.m.

FIRST TIP
 
UIW leads the all-time series, 4-3, but Lamar has won the previous two matchups, including a 90-69 LU victory last month in the McDermott Center. Charles Brown III scored a then-career high 24 points, while Keaton Hervey dropped a career-best 20 points.
 
SCOUTING THE LAMAR CARDINALS
 
207-18: 15-11 overall, 7-6 SLC
Last Game: L 71-69 at Sam Houston State (2/10)
Head Coach: Tic Price
Key Players:
#21 Colton Weisbrod – 26 GP, 15.9 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 50 ASTS, 6 BLKS, 33 STLS
#11 Josh Nzeakor – 26 GP, 12.5 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 50.6 FG%, 19 ASTS, 16 BLKS, 26 STLS
#12 Zjori Bosha – 26 GP, 9.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 35.6 3PT%, 29 ASTS, 9 BLKS, 51 STLS
Summary: The "other" Cardinals were in two close road games last week: a 79-75 win over Northwestern State on Wednesday and a 71-69 loss at Sam Houston State on Saturday.
 
On the season, Colton Weisbrod - who dropped 26 points against UIW last month in San Antonio - is 6th in the conference with 15.9 points per game, while his 8.2 rebounds per contest puts him T-2nd, tied with Chris Galbreath, Jr. of Sam Houston State. Joey Frenchwood's 4.2 assists per game ranks him 6th in the SLC, while Zjori Bosha averages 2.0 steals per contest, good for 3rd. As a team, Lamar is 3rd in the conference in both scoring margin (+7.1) and rebounding margin (+2.3).
 
THE CARDINAL FILE
 
2017-18: 5-17 overall, 0-12 SLC
Last Game: L 80-69 at Abilene Christian (2/10)
Head Coach: Ken Burmeister
Key Players:
#13 Charles Brown III – 20 GP, 14.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 51.0 FG%, 81.9 FT%, 26 ASTS, 4 BLKS, 13 STLS
#41 Shawn Johnson – 22 GP, 10.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 35.6 3PT%, 42 ASTS, 36 BLKS, 34 STLS
#4 Christian Peevy – 22 GP, 8.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 52.5 FG%, 82.7 FT%, 11 ASTS, 11 BLKS, 8 STLS
Summary: Abilene Christian shot 50 percent in the game - including a 51.6 (16-for-31) performance in a 44-28 first half - as the Wildcats held on to defeat UIW, 80-69, Saturday afternoon, despite a team-high 17 points from Keaton Hervey.
 
Charles Brown III is T-8th in conference scoring, with 15.9 points per game (12th in overall scoring, with 14.1 ppg). Shawn Johnson is 10th in rebounding (6.2), T-4th in blocking (1.6), and T-13th in steals (1.5). Thanks to Christian Peevy (82.7) and Brown III (81.8), the Cardinals as a team are 2nd in the SLC with a 72.7 free throw percentage. They are also second with 5.27 blocked shots per game; both categories are led by Central Arkansas. UIW is 11th in scoring margin (-6.7) and last in rebounding margin (-3.7).
 
UP NEXT

UIW returns home to face Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. It will be the annual Military Appreciation Game and will follow the women's game against SFA, scheduled for 1 p.m. Active military with their ID will be given two complimentary tickets to the game, while families of active military will be charged a reduced price of $5 a ticket, with the military ID. Please visit https://uiwathletics.formstack.com/forms/militaryappreciation for tickets.

STAY TUNED

The Cardinals host Northwestern State next Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.

To purchase tickets, contact UIW Ticket Sales Coordinator Alma Lara at 210-805-3012.
 
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