SERIES HISTORY - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
- Wednesday marks the fourth meeting between Loras and Nebraska Wesleyan with the Duhawks leading the overall series 2-1 …  In the first meeting of the season, Loras used a 14-4 run in overtime, winning 97-87 over the Prairie Wolves … Last years' series split resulted in a share of the Iowa Conference Regular Season Championship

NOTABLES - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
- The Prairie Wolves are in first place in the Iowa Conference with a 10-3 conference record
- Nebraska Wesleyan has won seven of their last eight games including winning two games last week against Coe and Buena Vista
- The Prairie Wolves have won 16 of their 19 wins by double digits and nine wins by 20-or-more points
- Ryan Garver received Iowa Conference Player of the week for this past week … Currently, Garver ranks second in the IIAC for field goal percentage at 60.4 percent

SERIES HISTORY - BUENA VISTA
- For the 90th time in program history, Loras and Buena Vista will meet on Saturday … The Beavers hold the series lead at 46-43 ... The Duhawks won the first meeting of the year in Storm Lake, 82-80

NOTABLES - BUENA VISTA
- The Beavers enter with an 16-6 overall mark and sit in third place in the Iowa Conference at 9-4
- Buena Vista fell to first place Nebraska Wesleyan last week, 85-74
- Billy Sparks ranks second in the Iowa Conference for 3-point field goal percentage at 46.6 percent, behind Loras' Rowan McGowan

LAST TIME OUT - LORAS
- Loras bounced back after having its five-game winning streak snapped by defeating Central on the road, 94-85 … Ryan DiCanio scored 20 of the Duhawks first 22 points, finishing with a career-high 38

NOTABLES - LORAS
- Josh Ruggles ranks second in the Iowa Conference with a 21.1 scoring average, totaling 443 for the season 
- Ryan DiCanio's 4.8 assists per game ranks first in the conference … He needs four assists to jump into the top-10 list all-time at Loras
- Nationally, Loras ranks third in assists per game with 20.5 and 431 overall
- In the IIAC Standings, Loras is second and trails Nebraska Wesleyan by a half-game while ahead of Buena Vista by a half-game
- At this point, all that is certain is that the Duhawks have clinched a spot in the conference tournament
- There are four team records that Loras is close to breaking including 3-pointers (248/253), 3-pointers per game (11.8/10.1), 3-pointers attempted (642/666) and assists (431/466)