The 12th-ranked Missouri Southern men's basketball team will close out its brief homestand tomorrow afternoon as the Lions play host to Newman University. Tip off from Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is slated for 3:30 pm.
Game Information
Teams: #12 Missouri Southern (12-2, 5-0 MIAA) vs. Newman (7-8, 1-5 MIAA)
Date: Jan. 11, 2020
Tip-Off: 3:30 pm
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Site: Robert Corn Court/Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
Series Record: Series tied 1-1
Coaches: Jeff Boschee (113-55 overall/at MSSU - 6th year). R.J. Allen (41-31 overall/at Newman - 3rd year)
The Series
The series between these two teams is tied at one win each.The two teams played a home-and home series in 2007-08 with Newman taking the first game in an overtime win in Wichita, 86-84, while the Lions won in 2008 with an 87-64 victory inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
National Ranking
The Lions are ranked No. 12 in the NABC poll this week and 12th in the D2 SID's Poll. In the history of the NABC Poll, the Lions have been ranked 70 times, including 23-consecutive weeks at one time. The team has been No. 1 once (in the 2011 season)
Up Next
Southern will head back out on the road, taking on Lincoln University on January 16 at 7:30 pm.
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