Matt Barker, Sports Information Director

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The No. 11 Freed-Hardeman Lion basketball team will look to advance to the AMC Conference Championship for a third straight season as they host William Woods (Mo.) University in the AMC Conference Tournament semifinals tonight at 7:00 PM at the Brewer Sports Center.

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GAME NOTES

SETTING THE STAGE

FHU (25-6) enters tonight's matchup coming off an impressive 91-71 victory over Lindenwood (Ill.) University-Belleville (13-17) in the AMC Quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Isaiah Harrison led the Lions on the offensive end and recorded his seventeenth double-double of the season in the process as he put up 19 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Evan Forhetz and Orlando Bass would join Harrison in the double-double club as Forhetz finished the game with 15 points and 10 assists while Bass chipped in 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

FHU came out firing to start the game as they shot 57 percent from the field on their way to an impressive first half shooting performance. The Lions finished the day shooting 47 percent from the field and 26 percent from behind the arc compared to Lindenwood (Ill.) University-Belleville, who struggled in the match-up and shot just 32 percent from the field and 25 percent from three-point range.

The second half would be a different story for both teams as Lindenwood-Belleville would start to click on the offensive end while the Lions struggled from the field to start the second half. The Lynx would open up the second half with authority as they out-shot FHU 21-12 in the first seven minutes to cut the deficit to 13 points at the 61-48 mark with 12:46 remaining.

However, despite the early charge to start the second half, 13 would be the closest the Lynx would get as the Lions would pick up where they left off in the first half and extend their lead back to 20 at the 73-53 mark with 8:22 remaining.

From that point forward, there would be no stopping the Lions as they extended their lead back to as many as 25 and would finish the game up 20 as they cruised to a 91-71 victory to dominate the quarterfinal match-up.

SCOUTING THE OWLS

William Woods (Mo.) University (19-12) enters tonight's matchup coming off an 85-71 victory at Missouri Baptist University (19-12) on Wednesday to dominate the quarterfinal round on the road in St. Louis, Mo.

The Owls are led by Kevin House, who averages 14 points per game while also leading the team in assists as he dishes out nearly six assists per game. Bryan DeGeare leads William Woods on the glass as he averages 6.40 rebounds per game.

As a team, the Owls average 82.5 points per game while holding their opponents to 78.3 points per game. Overall, the Owls enter tonight's matchup with a record of 19-12 on the season and finished 14-8 in league play.

Tonight marks the eighth meeting between FHU and William Woods since the Lions joined the AMC during the 2013-14 season. The Lions lead the series 6-1 entering tonight's game. The last meeting between FHU and the Owls was earlier this season on February 20 as the Lions came away with a 94-84 victory at the Brewer Sports Center.

The winner of tonight's game will advance to the AMC Conference Tournament Championship on Monday to face the winner of Columbia (Mo.) College and Park (Mo.) University.