LAST TIME OUT: Starting at the 4:47 mark in the first half, the Leathernecks went on a 10-0 started by an Isaac Johnson 3-pointer. Brandon Gilbeck also found the bottom of the net during the span, along with Kobe Webster. With 45 seconds in the game, Omaha made two free throws and extended its lead to three, Webster missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity but a held ball gave Western Illinois possession again. Following a timeout, Duff saw his 26-foot heave fall short as time expired.

ALL EYES ON THE NEW KID: Kobe Webster ranks among one of the best freshman in the country in many statistical categories. Webster is only one of nine players, and the only freshman, in the country to average 16.6 points, 3.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds while shooting above 39.5 percent from 3-point land. If continued the entire season, he will end as the only freshman (seventh player, regardless of class) to post these numbers in The Summit League since 1992-93. The Indianapolis native will go down as the only player in Western Illinois program history since at least 1990 claim this stat line.

MORE THAN JUST SHOOTIN' JUMPERS: Kobe Webster ranks third in The Summit League in assists per game this season, dishing out 3.9 assists per contest. He is only .6 assists behind the league-leader Jon Konchar. This figure ranks 12th around the country among freshman players. He is the only player in the Summit League to be in the Top-6 (6th, 16.6) in scoring and Top-3 in assists (3rd, 3.8).

HE'S ONLY A FRESHMAN?: Kobe Webster is one of only two players, and the only underclassman, in The Summit League to average at least 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists during league play.

FREE THROW WOES: WIU has struggled from the free throw line during Summit League play this season. WIU has shot below 70 percent in seven Summit League contests this season. After improving in three-straight games against NDSU (66.7), South Dakota (77.8) and Oral Roberts (89.5), Western is coming off a 42.9 percent performance at the line at Omaha.

D-D-D-DEFENSIVE BOARDS: The Leathernecks crash the boards on defense, averaging 28.04 defensive rebounds per contest, a figure that ranks 29th in country. On the offensive glass, the Leathernecks rank 335th with only 7.39 per game. WIU ranks 349 out of 351 in offensive rebounds percentage this season, pulling down only 18.9 percent of misses, exactly 10 percent less than the NCAA average (28.9 percent).  

SPEED IT UP: When the Leathernecks have more than 73 possessions in a game, WIU is 5-3. When only having the ball fewer than 73 times, Western is 6-9.

ISOLATION:  Western Illinois is ranked 338th in assist percentage so far this season, assisting on only 42.6 percent of makes. In league play, WIU drops to just 35.2 percent, nearly 20 percent below the national average of 52.6 percent.

SWAT TEAM: The Leathernecks lead The Summit League in blocks per contest by swatting 4.0 blocks per games. Individually, Brandon Gilbeck is leading the way with 2.8 blocks per game (12th nationally, first in The Summit League) blocks per game and is rejecting 10.2 percent of opponents' attempts. Out of 2,167 ranked players in the country, Gilbeck is 28th in the NCAA in defensive block percentage.

MACHINE FROM SPRING GREEN: Spring Green, Wisconsin native Brandon Gilbeck is one of two players in the NCAA who averages at least 11.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks while shooting 66 percent from the field.

SHOW YOUR HANDS, MOVE YOUR FEET: Out of all 351 teams in D-I, WIU has committed the second-fewest personal fouls of any team in the land. The Leathernecks have only fouled opponents 340 times through 23 games this season. On the offensive end, WIU does not get many of its points from the free throw line, as only 15.5 percent of its points are from the stripe (325th nationally). 

SCOUTING THE 'DONS: Fort Wayne comes into the contest on a two-game skid, falling to South Dakota and Omaha. The Mastodons are 16-12 and are led by Bryson Scott, who is averaging 22.8 pointers per game.

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