GAME DAY LINKS --
McKENDREE vs. EAST CENTRAL -- Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, 3 p.m.
Harry M. Statham Sports Center -- Lebanon, Ill.
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McKENDREE SEASON STATISTICS
EAST CENTRAL SEASON STATISTICS
(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 15)—The McKendree University men's basketball team will play host to East Central University in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon inside the Harry M. Statham Sports Center. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.
Saturday's game will mark the third in a season-opening six-game home stand for McKendree, which is 1-1 on the year. The Bearcats split a pair of games last weekend in the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge in Lebanon. McKendree was edged late by Michigan Tech last Saturday before the Bearcats bounced back with an impressive 69-46 win over Northern Michigan University to close the weekend.
Sophomore forward
Aleksa Popovic (Belgrade, Serbia/BC Partizan Belgrade) turned in a steady performance last weekend, scoring 15 points in both contests for the Bearcats. Popovic was 12-of-17 from the field, including a 3-of-4 effort from three-point range. Junior guard
Oliver Stephen (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville) also averaged 15 PPG in the two contests for McKendree. Senior guard
Logan Kohrmann (Bartelso, IL/Breese Central) was the other Bearcat to average in double figures, netting 14.5 PPG while connecting on 66.7 percent of his attempts from the floor.
Freshman guard
Bryson Bultman (Nashville, IL/Nashville), who registered eight points per game last weekend, paced the Bearcats with seven rebounds and three assists per outing. Popovic, Stephen and freshman forward
Jakobie Robinson (Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central) (pictured) were close behind with five rebounds per game.
Following Saturday's meeting with East Central, McKendree will continue its home stand with non-conference games on Tuesday against Westminster College (Mo.) and next Saturday versus Principia College.
ABOUT EAST CENTRAL
The Tigers are off to a 2-0 start after winning a pair of games last weekend at the Central Region Challenge. East Central knocked off Wayne State College (Neb.) before defeating the University of Nebraska-Kearney to complete the weekend sweep.
Two Tigers are averaging in double figures, led by Camron Talley at 29.5 PPG. Talley dropped in 34 points in the win over Nebraska-Kearney. Gerren Jackson has chipped in 13 PPG in the first two games for East Central. Josh Apple leads the Tigers in rebounding with 13 per outing, grabbing 13 in each of his team's first two outings.
The two teams last met on Dec. 8, 2018 in Ada, Okla. The host Tigers built a 38-26 halftime lead and held off a challenge from the Bearcats to post an 81-72 victory.
Nate Michael (St. Joseph, IL/St. Joseph-Ogden) poured in a team-leading 22 points for McKendree, while
Logan Kohrmann (Bartelso, IL/Breese Central) chipped in with 18 points. Camron Talley led all scorers with 26 points for East Central.
