SERIES HISTORY - DUBUQUE
- Wednesday marks the 88th meeting all-time between Loras and Dubuque with the Duhawks owning a 55-34 advantage in the series … From 1999 to 2006, the Duhawks won 13 consecutive meetings against the Spartans … Out of the last 10 meetings, Dubuque owns a 7-3 record

NOTABLES - DUBUQUE
- The Spartans have a bit of a hole to dig themselves out of in the Iowa Conference after starting the season 0-3 with losses to Wartburg, Central and Simpson
- Last time out, Dubuque fell in non-conference play to Clarke, 77-74
- TJ Lake leads the team averaging 22.1 points per game, although his productivity dipped slightly in his three conference games after being held to an average of 14.7 points per game
- On the flip side, Jamaree Atwater went from 20.3 to 25.0 points per game between his overall and conference competition

SERIES HISTORY - SIMPSON
- For the 98th time in program history, Loras and Simpson will do battle on Saturday … The Duhawks own the series lead at 52-45 … Loras is 7-3 in its last 10 meetings against the Storm

NOTABLES - SIMPSON
- The 5-6 record isn't much to write home about for Simpson, but a closer look at their schedule indicates that this is a team on the upswing
- Over the holiday break, the Storm defeated a Husson squad that previously had one loss
- Simpson is led by Sam Amsbaugh at the 5-spot and the Sheffield native has literally done it all this season, ranking in the top five of the league in scoring, rebounding and assists average

LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- The Duhawks ended the 2017 calendar year with a pair of wins over Macalester and Monmouth … Loras' 100-point first half performance against Macalester earned them a place on ESPN's Top-10 at No. 8 … The 165 points scored by the Duhawks was the most in an NCAA basketball game this season … Less than 24 hours later, Loras returned to Lillis Court and came away with a one-point victory against Monmouth

NOTABLES - LORAS
- Ryan DiCanio increased his career point total to 886 after scoring 17 points in the second half against the Fighting Scots
- Loras ranks in the top-15 nationally for total assists (2-258), assists per game (3-21.5), assist-to-turnover ratio (9-1.49), 3-point field goal attempts (10-362), 3-point field goals made (12-134)
- In six of his last seven games, freshman Rowan McGowen has posted double-digit scoring efforts, which included a career-high 26 points against Macalester … The freshman's scoring average is now up to 13.2 points per game, the highest it has been this season