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Men's Basketball Preview: Central

SERIES HISTORY - CENTRAL
- Wednesday will be the 99th meeting between Central and Loras as the Duhawks make their way to Pella … Loras took the first meeting 109-92 on Jan. 15 in Dubuque and leads the series history 67-31 … The Duhawks have won three consecutive meetings

NOTABLES - CENTRAL
- The Dutch are 2-1 in their last three with wins over Simpson and Coe … The lone loss in that stretch came against Buena Vista … Central currently sits at 5-5 in the Iowa Conference and with five games remaining in the regular season, are fighting for a playoff spot … Kyle Smith leads Central at 16.5 points per game

LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- The Duhawks had their five-game winning streak snapped and suffered their first loss at home this season on Saturday against Coe … The Kohawks shot 57.4 percent form the field compared to Loras' 41.5 percent

NOTABLES - LORAS
- Loras enters the week having won 10 of their last 12 looking to start another five game win streak
- The Duhawks rank third in Division III in assists per game with 20.8
- Josh Ruggles' 21.9 points per game ranks second in the Iowa Conference … With a 91.6 percent free-throw conversion rate, Ruggles' sits eighth in Division III and first in the IIAC
- Ryan DiCanio leads the IIAC with 98 assists for an avergage of 4.9 per game
- Rowan McGowen ranks fourth in Division III and leads the Iowa Conference in 3-point field goal shooting at 51.5 percent

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