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Men's Hoops Returns to Western Hall

Two home games remain on the 2019-20 calendar.

GAME TWENTY-THREE

Who | Western Illinois vs. North Dakota  
When | Saturday, February 15 at 7 p.m. CT
Where | Western Hall - Macomb, Ill.   
TV | ESPN3
Radio | WRMS (Danny Frey)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH

Series History | The Fighting Hawks lead the all-time series 5-3 after sweeping both 2019 contests in their first season of Summit League play. 

The first meeting of this season resulted in an 83-77 decision for UND. 

WIU'S Last Outing | Kobe Webster and Zion Young were forces to be reckoned with this past Wednesday in Vermillion. 

Combining to score more than half of Western Illinois' points, the two tested South Dakota all night for 29 and 21, respectively, in an 85-72 loss. 
The point tally set a new career-high for Webster.

1K Tracker | C.J. Duff manages 987 career points and is on the cusp of becoming the second Leatherneck to score his 1,000th this season. Webster joined the 1K club earlier this year in the home matchup against UT Martin. 

Top Five Active Scoring Leaders in the Summit 
Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Sr.), Oral Roberts (1,393)
Tyson Ward (Sr.), North Dakota State (1,353)
Kobe Webster (Jr.), Western Illinois (1,328)
J.T. Gibson (Sr.), Omaha (1,196)
Tyler Hagedorn (Sr.), South Dakota (1,157)

Scouting the Fighting Hawks  | The well-rested Fighting Hawks trek to WIU for their only matchup this week. They are coming off of an 82-68 loss to South Dakota last Saturday, where Marlon Stewart led the way on a game-high 23 points. He has scored 20-plus in 12 contests this year, and ties for third in league play with 21.5 PPG.
 
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