SERIES HISTORY - SIMPSON
- Wednesday will be the 99th meeting in program history against Simpson with Loras owning the all-time series record at 52-46 … The Duhawks have won seven of the last 10 meetings against the Storm with Simpson taking the first meeting this season in Indianola

NOTABLES - SIMPSON
- The Storm are 2-3 in their last five and 4-3 since their win over Loras earlier this season
- Simpson is one of the three teams this season to hand league-leading Nebraska Wesleyan a loss, coming at home on Jan. 27 in overtime, 102-97
- Conor Riordan and Sam Amsbaugh shoulder most of the load for the Storm, combining 39.1 points per game … Both Riordan and Amsbaugh rank in the top-four in the IIAC for scoring behind Loras' Josh Ruggles (21.9) and Dubuque's TJ Lake (24.4)
- Amsbaugh currently ranks second in the league for rebounding at 7.5 boards per game, .4 ahead of Loras' Ryan DiCanio

SERIES HISTORY - DUBUQUE
- Saturday's regular season finale marks the 89th meeting all-time between the two inter-city rivals, with Loras owning the series advantage at 54-34 … Dubuque is 6-4 in its last 10 meetings against Loras

NOTABLES - DUBUQUE
- TJ Lake continues to score at an exponential rate and ranks 11th in Division III for scoring average … Lake leads the IIAC in nine offensive categories and ranks in the top-15 nationally in six
- At 6-8 in league play, Dubuque currently is on the outside looking in for the final playoff spot trailing Wartburg and Central who are 7-7
- The Spartans are 4-1 in their last five which include wins over Simpson, Wartburg, Buena Vista and Coe
- In the previous meeting against Loras, Dubuque fell by seven, 98-91 despite a 50-point performance from Lake

LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- The Duhawks bounced back from a midweek loss at Nebraska Wesleyan to knock off Buena Vista at home on Senior day, 104-94
- Loras finished with five players scoring in double-digits, led by Ruggles (19) and Cole Navigato (17)

NOTABLES - LORAS
- Rowan McGowen ranks second in Division III for 3-point field goal percentage at 51.7, trailing Wheaton's Ricky Samuelson (56.4)
- Ruggles free-throw percentage of 90.6 ranks ninth in Division III with Michael Scarlett of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps leading the nation at 95.2 percent
- As a team, Loras ranks third in Division III for total assists (477) and assist sper game (20.7)
- The Duhawks own the seventh-best assist-to-turnover ratio in Division III at 1.56