Matt Barker, Sports Information Director

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The No. 9 Freed-Hardeman Lion basketball team will look to stay atop the American Midwest Conference standings tonight as they travel to St. Louis College of Pharmacy for a 7:30 PM match-up in St. Louis, Mo.

SETTING THE STAGE

FHU (23-5, 17-3 AMC) enters tonight's matchup coming off an impressive 94-84 victory over William Woods (Mo.) University (18-11, 14-7 AMC) on Saturday. Orlando Bass and Isaiah Harrison combined for 60 of FHU's 94 points as they took over on the offensive end from the opening tip. Bass finished the game with 32 points and four rebounds while Harrison recorded his fifteenth double-double of the season with 28 points and 19 rebounds. Trevor Randolph also reached double figures in the match-up as he went 3-for-7 from behind the arc to chip in 10 points in the victory.

FHU shot 42.9 percent from the field and 38 percent from behind the arc in the game compared to William Woods, who shot 43 percent from the field and an impressive 56 percent from three-point range. The Owls could not miss in the first half as they shot 67 percent from beyond the arc to keep things tight the entire way.

The Lions held an edge on the glass as they out-rebounded the Owls 41-38 while forcing 18 turnovers and picking up 10 steals, led by Harrison who had four steals in the match-up.

Bass came out firing to start the game as he connected on his first two three-point field goals less than a minute into the game to give the Lions a quick 6-2 lead. However, six would be the most FHU would lead by prior to the break as the first half saw nine ties and 13 lead changes. William Woods would also lead by as many as six in the half at the 30-24 mark with 8:58 remaining before Austin Dempsey and Trevor Randolph would both connect on a three ball to even things up at 30 apiece with 7:28 remaining. Both teams would continue to battle back and forth to finish the half tied 51-51.

The second half would be much of the same for both teams as they continued to battle it out and match each other point for point. However, FHU would get a chance to create some separation with 8:18 remaining in the game by using a 7-0 scoring run to take their largest lead of the game at the 73-65 mark. The Lions would continue to extend their lead following the 7-0 run as they out-shot the Owls 21-19 to finish the game with a near-double digit lead. FHU would extend their lead to as many as 13 at the 88-75 mark with 3:28 remaining on their way to a 94-84 victory.

SCOUTING THE EUTECTICS

St. Louis College of Pharmacy (0-23, 0-20 AMC) enters tonight's matchup coming off a 71-36 loss to Missouri Baptist University (18-10, 13-7 AMC) on Thursday, February 18 to suffer their 23rd loss of the season.

The Eutectics are led by Kyle Jones, who averages 12 points per game while also leading the team in assists and steals as he dishes out 1.91 assists and snags 1.17 steals per game. Colton Frazer leads St. Louis College of Pharmacy on the glass as he averages 6.38 rebounds per game.

As a team, the Eutectics average 45.5 points per game while their opponents average 86.5 points per game. Tonight marks the sixth meeting between FHU and St. Louis College of Pharmacy since the Lions joined the AMC during the 2013-14 season. The Lions lead the series 5-0 entering tonight's game. The last meeting between the teams was earlier this season on January 14, 2016 as the Lions defeated the Eutectics 88-35 at the Brewer Sports Center.

The Lions will look to close out their season strong as they enter a two-game road stand beginning with tonight's match-up followed by a match-up with Missouri Baptist University on Saturday.

COVERAGE

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