2016-17 Lindsey Wilson Men’s Basketball Game 15 -- Dec. 16 -- Biggers Sports Center -- Columbia, Ky. -- 3 p.m. CT Lindsey Wilson Men’s Basketball 11 NAIA National Championship AppearanceS | 10 NAIA All-Americans | 3 mid-south confErence championships | 3 mid-south conference tournament championships LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS Kentucky Christian University Knights (9-5, 0-2 MSC) (4-8, 2-1 AII) Columbia, Ky. Grayson, Ky. # Name PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% # Name PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 0 Nic Brown 8.4 6.6 0.5 58.8 ---- 63.2 12 Hayden Dunn 22.7 10.2 1.9 48.1 39.5 81.4 1 Charles Sutton 16.4 6.0 2.7 53.8 24.2 77.9 14 Matthew Lee 7.3 3.5 1.0 29.4 26.3 71.4 12 Dmitry Utolin 13.9 3.5 1.5 50.4 43.2 58.1 15 Owens Crawford 5.0 2.2 2.7 46.3 42.9 72.7 13 Brandon Berry 4.6 1.7 0.6 42.6 44.4 76.9 44 Nick Miller 10.9 3.4 2.5 42.6 31.9 76.0 55 Marquis Johns 3.4 1.6 1.7 41.2 31.6 92.9 52 Conner Gauze 8.8 4.5 1.0 52.5 ---- 69.6 # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown 0 Nic Brown JR C 6-11 230 Mandeville, Jamaica 4 Cameron Thomas JR G 5-10 Ashland, Ky. 1 Charles Sutton JR G 6-4 195 Michigan City, Ind. 11 Trenton Walker FR G 6-1 Vanceburg, Ky. 2 Allen Costley JR F 6-6 215 Baltimore, Md. 3 Zach Reeves* FR G 6-5 200 Rolesville, N.C. 12 Hayden Dunn JR F 6-4 Lucasville, Ohio 5 Lik Estilien* FR F 6-4 210 Naples, Fla. 13 C.J. Reisinger FR G 6-2 Franklin, Ohio 10 Cameron Morgeson FR G 5-11 150 Campbellsville, Ky. 14 Matthew Lee JR G 6-3 Frankfort, Ky. 11 Marshall Griffith SO G 6-0 175 Owensboro, Ky. 12 Dmitry Utolin SR F 6-7 215 Dubna, Russia 15 Owens Crawford FR G 6-1 Augusta, Ky. 13 Brandon Berry FR G 6-2 190 Campbellsville, Ky. 21 Timothy Wyatt FR F 6-3 Franklin, Ohio 15 Hannes Erhardt JR C 6-11 235 Bara, Sweden 22 Sam Robinson JR F 6-3 Oneida, Ky. 23 Ethan Hennis* FR G 6-4 170 Murfreesboro, Tenn. 24 Collin Howell FR F 6-4 Sandy Hook, Ky. 25 Bryan Wallace JR G 5-11 160 Lexington, Ky. 30 DJ Lambert JR G 6-1 165 Louisville, Ky. 30 Brandon Barnes JR G 6-1 Ironton, Ohio 32 Pepper Ben Ofokile SO F 6-8 235 Lagos, Nigeria 33 Aaron Thompson FR C 6-8 Chesapeake, Ohio 34 Dylan Gaskin SO F 6-6 255 Somerset, Ky. 44 Nick Miller SO F 6-4 Ashland, Ky. 41 John Payne FR G 6-5 195 Nashville, Tenn. 52 Conner Gauze SO C 6-4 Rush, Ky. 55 Marquis Johns SO G 5-8 160 Smyrna, Tenn. *denotes redshirt Head Coach: Grady Lowe (3rd season) Head Coach: Paul Peck (15th season) Assistant Coach: Kyle Combs (1st season) Assistant Coach: Chris Starks (15th season) Assistant Coach: Alex Wesley (4th season) STAT COMPARISON LWC........................................................................ ..... 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KCU 79.9 ......................................PPG ................................ 71.0 70.9 ......................................Opp. PPG ........................ 90.3 39.5 ......................................RPG ............................... 34.6 33.9 ......................................Opp. RPG ........................ 43.0 15.3 ......................................APG................................ 12.5 13.2 ......................................Opp. APG ........................ 13.5 16.7 ......................................TPG ................................ 17.1 15.9 ......................................Opp. TPG ........................ 11.7 0.9 ........................................A/TO ................................ 0.7 0.8 ........................................Opp. A/TO ......................... 1.2 4.1 ........................................BPG.................................. 1.5 3.2 ........................................Opp. BPG......... ................. 3.5 8.9 ........................................SPG.................................. 4.6 7.2 ........................................Opp. SPG........................ 10.0 49.8 ......................................FG%............................... 40.6 39.3 ......................................Opp. FG%........................ 50.2 31.6 ......................................3PT%....................... ...... 31.1 31.4 ......................................Opp. 3PT%.......................34.1 71.1 ......................................FT% ............................... 76.3 70.2 ......................................Opp. FT% ....................... 70.8 PLAYER TO WATCH: BRANDON BERRY Berry made just his second start of the season on Thursday night against Boyce (Ky.) and 2016-17 SCHEDULE scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The freshman did not miss a shot from outside, going 2-of-2. Berry was also a disruptive force on the defensive end, coming up with Date ...Opponent ....................... Time/Result a career-best three steals. This season, Berry is shooting 42.6 percent from the field and is connecting on 44.4 percent of all his three-point shots. October Tip Ins 28 ...... @ Coastal Georgia......................... W, 73-72 • Lindsey Wilson improved to 9-5 on the season with an 86-50 home win over Boyce (Ky.) on Thursday night. 29 ...... @ Edward Waters (Fla.) ................. W, 71-45 • The Blue Raiders pulled away from a pesky Bulldog squad with a 15-0 run that spanned both halves. • Lindsey Wilson led 26-25 with 3:43 remaining in the first half before going on a 10-0 run into November the intermission. 2 ........ @ Midway (Ky.) ............................ W, 89-74 • Dmitry Utolin scored six of the last 10 points of the first for Lindsey Wilson, finishing with 12 first-half points. 6 ....... vs. Ohio State-Mansfield .............W, 103-64 • Marshall Griffith came off the bench to set a career best with 24 points. • The sophomore shot 10-of-13 from the field and 2-of-4 from behind the arc. 8 ....... vs. Kentucky State ......................W, 80-78 • Lindsey Wilson did not have a three-point basket until the 10:29 mark of the second half, 11 ...... vs. Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) ...........W, 77-67 missing their first nine attempts of the game. • The Blue Raiders committed a season-low six turnovers while pressuring the Bulldogs into 21 (Lou Cunningham Classic) turnovers. 12 ...... vs. Ohio State-Mansfield .................W, 115-66 • Lindsey Wilson scored 31 points off of opponent miscues on Thursday. (Lou Cunningham Classic) Scouting Kentucky Christian • The Knights snapped a three-game skid with a 105-88 victory over Hocking (Ohio) on Mon- 14 ...... @ Martin Methodist (Tenn.) .............L, 97-71 day. 18 ...... @ Wisconsin-Platteville ...................L, 78-62 • Prior to that victory, Kentucky Christian had dropped nine of its last 11 games. • This season, opponents are outscoring the Knights by an average of 19 points. (Gabe Miller Tip-Off Classic) • Hayden Dunn leads Kentucky Christian in scoring with 22.7 points per game. He is also its 19 ...... @ Wisconsin-Whitewater .................L, 85-78 leading rebounder at 10.2 boards per contest. • The Knights shoot 40.6 percent from the floor while allowing opponents to shoot 50.2 per- (Gabe Miller Tip-Off Classic) cent. 26 ..... *vs. Life (Ga.) .............................L, 85-81 (2OT) Series History • Lindsey Wilson is 9-1 all-time against Kentucky Christian. • The two teams last played on Jan. 13, 1998, an 87-71 Lindsey Wilson victory. December 3 ........ *@ (11) Campbellsville (Ky.) ...........L, 64-58 Ball Hawking Blue Raiders • Pressure is the name of the game for Lindsey Wilson, a team that generates 8.9 steals per 10 ...... @ Kentucky State ..........................W, 75-68 game. • The Blue Raiders rank fourth in Division I with 125 total steals. 15 ..... vs. Boyce (Ky.) ...........................W, 86-50 • Bryan Wallace is a nightmare for opposing ball handlers, and is 8th in DI with 2.3 takeaways 16 ..... vs. Kentucky Christian ................3 p.m. CT per contest. • Through 13 games, Blue Raider opponents have turned the ball over 223 times. (Lindsey Wilson Christmas Classic) • Lindsey Wilson’s defense is conceding 70.9 points per game, which is 28th best in DI. 17 ..... vs. Washington Adventist (Md.) ..6 p.m. CT Get that Out of Here (Lindsey Wilson Christmas Classic) • Opposing teams drive to the basket at their own peril against the Blue Raiders. January • Lindsey Wilson averages 4.1 blocks per contest, which is 14th best in DI • Nic Brown is eighth in DI with 2.1 swats per game. 3 ....... vs. Brescia (Ky.) .........................6 p.m. CT • The Blue Raiders’ season-high in blocks in six, which the team has done twice. • Brown has blocked multiple shots in 11 of Lindsey Wilson’s 14 games, including three blocks 9 ........ *@ Cumberland (Tenn.) ..................8 p.m. CT in six games. 12 ..... *vs. (14) Pikeville (Ky.) ..............8 p.m. CT Hold on to the Rock 14 ..... *vs. (RV) Cumberlands (Ky.) ......4 p.m. CT • The Blue Raiders average 16.7 turnovers per contest and hold a 0.9 assist-to-turnover ratio. 19 ...... *@ (2) Georgetown (Ky.) ................7 p.m. CT • Lindsey Wilson is 3-1 when committing 15 or fewer turnovers and 5-4 when turning the ball over 16 or more times. 21 ...... *@ Shawnee State (Ohio) ...............3 p.m. CT • The Blue Raiders are 5-1 in games with a positive assist/turnover ratio. • Lindsey Wilson has committed more turnovers than its opponents in nine games this season. 24 ..... vs. Fisk (Tenn.) ..................... 7:30 p.m. CT 28 ...... *@ (RV) Life (Ga.) .........................3 p.m. CT Continuity is Key • Lindsey Wilson returned all five of its starters -- Bryan Wallace, DJ Lambert, Charles Sutton, Dmitry Utolin and Hannes Erhardt -- from 2015-16. February • The five logged a combined 140 starts last season and were on the court for a total of 4,548 minutes last year. 2 ....... *vs. Campbellsville (Ky.) ............8 p.m. CT • The Blue Raiders lost only one man who played over 500 minutes last season in Ja’Ln Wil- 9 ....... *vs. Cumberland (Tenn.) ............8 p.m. CT liams. • Through 14 games, the Blue Raiders have utilized the same starting lineup of Wallace, Lam- 16 .....