Matt Barker, Sports Information Director

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The No. 11 Freed-Hardeman men's basketball team will look to use home court advantage as they host Lindenwood (Ill.) University-Belleville for the AMC tournament quarterfinal match-up tonight at 7:00 PM at the Brewer Sports Center.

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SETTING THE STAGE

FHU (24-6, 18-4 AMC) enters tonight's matchup coming off a tough 87-82 loss to Missouri Baptist University (19-11, 14-8 AMC) on Saturday. Despite the loss, several FHU players put up solid numbers in the match-up including Orlando Bass who put up 20 points, shooting 50 percent on the day. Isaiah Harrison followed close behind with a double-double performance as he added 13 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while Austin Dempsey chipped in 13 of his own.

Evan Forhetz, who ranks No. 1 in the AMC in assists per game, lived up to his reputation and put up 15 points and dished out five assists in the loss. The Lions matched up evenly with MBU on the glass as each team pulled down 41 rebounds in the contest; however, the Spartans would win the turnover battle as they forced 16 turnovers on the Lions, which led to easy buckets on the other end of the floor.

FHU struggled to maintain consistency on the offensive end as they shot just 42 percent from the field compared to Missouri Baptist (19-11, 14-8 AMC), who shot 47 percent from the field and 44 percent from behind the arc. The Lions had one of their worst shooting performances of the season from behind the arc as they shot just 33 percent from three-point range. The Spartans, on the other hand, exploded from behind the arc in the second half as they shot a season-high 67 percent from three-point range to secure the victory.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Isaiah Harrison enters tonight's match-up averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds per game and has surpassed the double-double threshold in 16 games so far this season. The Lions will look to Harrison to continue his solid play in the quarterfinal match-up tonight.

DROPPING DIMES

Lion senior guard Evan Forhetz has built a reputation for getting his teammates involved as he averages seven assists per game, good enough to rank him No. 1 in the AMC for assists per game. Nationally, Forhetz ranks third in assists per game just behind Ezekiel Brown (7.67 assists per game) from Southern New Orleans (La.) and Nick Syrie (7.97 assists per game) from Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.).

POINTS LEADER

Orlando Bass closes in on 600 points for the season entering tonight's game, currently sitting at 572 points. Bass ranks 2nd in the AMC and 12th in the NAIA in points per game as he averages 20 points per game. For his career with the Lions, Bass has accumulated 1,564 points.

SCOUTING THE LYNX

Lindenwood University-Belleville (13-16, 10-12 AMC) enters tonight's matchup coming off a 100-83 loss to Central Baptist (Ark.) College (12-16, 8-14 AMC) on Saturday to suffer their twelfth loss in league play.

The Lynx are led by ShunQuez Stephens, who averages a double-double (18 points/12 rebounds per game). Stephens has also led the team all season in steals and blocks as he averages 1.38 steals and 0.76 blocks per game. Sean McGee leads the Lynx in assists as he dishes out nearly four assists per game.

As a team, the Lynx average nearly 81 points per game while holding their opponents to 79.9. Tonight marks the eighth meeting between FHU and Lindenwood-Belleville since the Lions joined the AMC during the 2013-14 season. The Lions lead the series 4-3 entering tonight's game. The last meeting between both teams was earlier this season on January 23 as the Lions defeated the Lynx 105-93 on the road in Belleville, Ill.

The Lions will look to pick up a big victory tonight in the quarterfinal round in order to advance to the AMC Conference semifinals to face the winner of Missouri Baptist University and William Woods.