PREVIEW | Men's Basketball Returns to the Court for Regular Season Finale

OPENING TIP NOTES

UMSL (12-4, 12-4 GLVC) returns to the court on Thursday, traveling to McKendree for its regular season finale.
The Tritons have been idle since Feb. 6 when they lost 78-66 at Drury due to COVID-19 protocols.
UMSL was also scheduled to travel to Southern Indiana on Saturday, but that game has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Screaming Eagles program.
UMSL is 6-1 on the road.

GLVC STANDINGS

UMSL is second in the GLVC Point Rating System, used to determine the league's postseason tournament.
The Tritons are in position to host one of four quarterfinal round games next Wednesday when the GLVC Tournament gets underway.
McKendree is just outside the top eight at ninth in the standings, but is only .09 from being in fifth place.

NCAA TOURNAMENT

UMSL was one of eight Midwest Region teams to be listed as "under consideration" for championship selection.
The Tritons are looking for their second straight NCAA postseason bid after earning a spot in the 2020 field for the first time since 1988.
UMSL has never had teams earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids.

SIZING UP THE TRITONS

UMSL leads the GLVC in three-point field goal percentage (.390) and three-point field goal percentage defense (.309).
The Tritons are also first in the league in assist-turnover ratio (1.30).
Junior Marty Jackson leads the squad with 12.4 points per game and is shooting 53.1 percent from the field.
Senior Shane Wissink adds 11.7 points per game and adds 4.0 assists per game.
Redshirt junior Steve Webb owns team-highs of 5.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

SCOUTING MCKENDREE

McKendree is 9-8 after a narrow 69-68 loss at Indianapolis on Tuesday night.
The Bearcats are 4-1 at home.
McKendree is second to the Tritons in the league in three-point field goal shooting accuracy, but averages a conference-best 11.1 per game, while UMSL makes 8.4 per game.

SERIES HISTORY

UMSL is 20-8 all-time against McKendree and won both meetings last year, including a 68-65 decision in Lebanon.

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