FORT SMITH, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Men's Basketball will look to get back to its winning ways this week as the Lions visit UT Tyler and Dallas Baptist.
The Lions are scheduled to play at UT Tyler at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and at DBU at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be streamed on the LSC Digital Network with live stats available at uafslions.com.
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LAST WEEK: UAFS suffered a pair of road defeats at Midwestern State and Cameron.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Guard Payton Brown leads the LSC in scoring at 20.3 points per game and is second in threes per game at 2.8. Guard Evan Anderson is sixth with 3.5 assists per game and leads the LSC with a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio.
30: Brown scored 34 points against Cameron, marking the fourth time he has scored more than 30 points this season. He has scored more than 30 in two of his last three games.
RECORD WATCH: Anderson is tied with Jalynn Mitchell for second with 298 career assists. He ranks 10th with 69 steals and is seventh with 129 made threes. Brown is eighth with 92 made threes.
FIRST TIME AROUND: UAFS split the first weekend against the Patriots duo, falling to DBU before defeating UT Tyler in overtime.
THE SERIES: The series is even against DBU at 14-14 while the Lions are 4-2 against UT Tyler.
SCOUTING UTT: The Patriots are 8-8, 4-8 LSC and are on a four-game losing streak. UTT is second in opponent field goal and three-point percentage at 41.7 and 30.1 percent, respectively, but is last in shooting percentage offensively. Guard Rashun Williams leads UTT by averaging 17.1 points per game.
SCOUTING DBU: The Patriots have lost five in a row and are 10-10, 5-7 LSC. Guard Cameron Kahn leads DBU with 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while guard Ricky Lujan also averages 12.2 points per game.
