No. 2 SIUE Cougars (20-11, 13-7 OVC) vs. Lindenwood or Tennessee State
OVC Tournament Semifinal
Game No. 32, March 7, 9:30 p.m.
Ford Center (5,412)
Evansville, Indiana

• Lindenwood and Tennessee State face off Thursday at 8:30 p.m. for the right to face second-seeded SIUE.
• SIUE enters the postseason with 20 wins, marking a program high at the Division I level.
• The Cougars' 13 Ohio Valley Conference wins also are a program high.
• SIUE was 12-3 at home this year, tying the Division I-era mark for home wins.
• The Cougars were 7-8 on the road, also equaling their Division I-era record.
• The No. 2 seed is the highest seed SIUE has earned at the OVC Tournament.
• SIUE is one of only two OVC programs to appear in the tournament in five consecutive years. Morehead State is the other.
• SIUE is 2-8 in eight all-time appearances, winning a quarterfinal game each of the last two years. More on SIUE's tournament history is on page five.
• The Cougars' boast the league's best defense in terms of points allowed. SIUE is tied with Little Rock, allowing 66.6 points per game, which ranks 43rd nationally.
• SIUE has held its opponent under 70 points 18 times this year and is 16-2 in those games.
• The Cougars are second in the league in field goal percent defense at .404, which ranks 24th in the NCAA.
• SIUE is scoring 72.7 points per game, which is fourth best in the OVC.
• The Cougars' scoring margin (+6.16) is second best in the league.
• SIUE averages 38.3 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the league.
• The Cougars' rebounding margin (+2.6) is fourth.
• SIUE is second in the league in turnovers, averaging just 11.4 per game.
• The Cougars' turnover margin (+1.6) is fourth in the league.
• The Cougars knocked down a school-record 17 three-pointers against Eureka Dec. 15.
• The win over Eureka was the first time SIUE hit the 100-point mark since December 2014.
• Brian Barone is in his sixth season as Head Coach. He has a career record of 84-102 at SIUE.
• With the win at Morehead State, Barone passed Lennox Forrester for fifth in total wins. He has a record of 48-63 in the OVC.