SERIES HISTORY - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
- Wednesday marks the third meeting between Loras and Nebraska Wesleyan with a split in the overall series, 1-1 … Last year the Duhawks fell in their final regular season game to the Prairie Wolves 101-94, which resulted in a share of the Iowa Conference Regular Season Championship

NOTABLES - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
- The Prairie Wolves are off to a hot start in the beginning of conference play with a 3-1 Iowa Conference record and 12-1 overall mark
- After starting 11-0, Nebraska Wesleyan was handed its first loss to Buena Vista 91-75
- The Prairie Wolves bounced back, beating Luther, 117-66
- Cooper Clark leads the team with 234 points, averaging 18.0 a game and also leading the team with 23 blocks

SERIES HISTORY - BUENA VISTA
- For the 89th time in program history, Loras and Buena Vista will meet on Saturday … The Beavers hold the series lead at 46-42 ... The Duhawks and Beavers split last year with BVU taking the first meeting 92-90 in overtime before Loras won on the road, 71-70

NOTABLES - BUENA VISTA
- The Beavers enter with an 11-2 overall mark and sit in first place in the Iowa Conference at 4-0
- Buena Vista has won its past six games with the last five games coming via double-digit margins
- David Jeffries leads Buena Vista with 16.6 points per game shooting 57.4 percent
- On the boards, Thomas Wisecup ranks second in the Iowa Conference for rebounds, averaging 7.5 per game for a total of 97 this season

LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- Loras ran its winning streak to five after a 98-91 win over its crosstown rivals, Dubuque … On the road Saturday, the streak came to an end following a 97-88 loss to Simpson 

NOTABLES - LORAS
- Junior Josh Ruggles ranks second in the Iowa Conference with a 21.8 scoring average, totaling 305 for the season 
- Junior Ryan DiCanio's 4.5 assists per game ranks second in the conference
- Nationally, Loras leads the nation in assists with 303, third for assists per game, fourth for assist-to-turnover ratio and eighth for 3-point field goals