NACAGDOCHES, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team concludes its quick two-game road trip with a visit to SFA, where it will take on the top offense in the SLC at 4:30 p.m. (CT) Saturday, January 18.
 
"This is a great test, to play SFA at their place," Cardinals coach Carson Cunningham said. "The Lumberjacks have been playing top-shelf ball in the Southland for many years now and of course had a signature win at Duke this year. They pressure the ball and play up the line big time. We are preparing hard and are excited to test ourselves with another road conference tilt."
 
The Cardinals (4-12, 1-4 SLC) are coming off a tough road loss at McNeese, while the Lumberjacks (14-3, 5-1 SLC) narrowly escaped defeat against Central Arkansas on Wednesday. 
 
TIPOFF COVERAGE
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SERIES HISTORY
The Cardinals trail the Lumberjacks in head-to-head matchups, 1-10. 
 
CAN'T MISS MISZKIEWICZ
Freshman forward Vincent Miszkiewicz is coming off his biggest performance of the season, tallying 14 points and 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the year. He's averaging 10 points and 11 rebounds in his last two outings. 
 
LOTS OF LUTZ
Freshman guard Drew Lutz has been a dominant floor general over the last three games, averaging 14.7 points and 5.7 assists. He's also made his last 19 free throws dating back to Dec. 7, and is shooting 87.5 percent from the foul line on the season.
 
NORWEGIAN NIGHTMARE 
Freshman forward Marcus Larsson has found his rhythm over the last three games, averaging 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. 
 
MAGIC NUMBER
The Cardinals are 3-1 when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Meanwhile, UIW is 1-10 when surrendering 70 or more points.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

• The Lumberjacks have won seven of their last eight, hitting a speed bump in their last couple of games with a 73-72 home loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and narrowly edging out Central Arkansas, 77-76, on the road. 
• SFA boasts the conference's No. 1 scoring offense and No. 1 scoring margin, and is No. 1 in offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and rebounding margin.
• If the Lumberjacks have a weakness, it's their ability to shoot from and defend the three. SFA is ranked second-to-last in 3-point field goals made and second-to-last in 3-point field goal percentage defense. The team also ranks No. 9 in free-throw percentage. 
• Senior guard and preseason first-team all-conference Kevon Harris leads the team with 18.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Harris scored 26 points in SFA's upset over Duke.

STAY TUNED 
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