The Pioneers (12-6, 5-2 SBC) enter the game as one of the hottest shooting teams in Division I basketball. DU is ranked second nationally behind Syracuse shooting an impressive 51.6 field-goal percentage. In their last meeting against the Warhawks the Pioneers shot the lights out of Magness Arena hitting an amazing 70.4 (31-44) percent of their shots which marked the highest field goal percentage in an NCAA Division I basketball game this season.

Denver is led by junior Nate Rohnert, the reigning SBC Player of the Week, who leads the Pioneers in points (16.3), assists (4.4), rebounds (3.8), and steals (1.2). Rohnert is also ranked third in the nation with 104 free throws made.

However, Denver is coming off of a 55-49 defeat at the hands of Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 14, which held the Pioneers to a season-low 34.7 percent shooting. The loss dropped the Pioneers to 1-5 on the road this season and travels to Fant-Ewing on Saturday where DU has only won one time in the last five trips (a 66-57 decision on Feb. 26, 2009).

Louisiana-Monroe (7-11, 2-5 SBC) enters the conference game on the heels of a 61-58 upset of South Alabama on Jan. 14. Warhawk senior guard Dynile Forbes led a trio of Warhawks in double figures with 14 points, while senior guard Jarvis Hill added 13 and junior forward Lawrence Gilbert chipped in 11 in the victory. The 58 points for South Alabama against the Warhawks was a season-low for a ULM opponent this season.

Louisiana-Monroe, 6-2 this season at Fant-Ewing, is led by Tony Hooper, a Preseason All-SBC Third Team selection. Hooper leads the team in scoring (12.2 per game), assists (2.4 per game) and steals (2.0 per game).

NOTES:

LOUISIANA-MONROE

• Louisiana-Monroe's Tony Hooper currently has 197 steals in his Warhawk career and needs only five more to become the all-time steals leader in Warhawk history.
• Louisiana-Monroe is allowing 72.4 points per game this season in conference games.

DENVER

• Denver's Nate Rohnert moved into 18th place on DU's all-time scorer list with 1,137 points, 19 points from John Johnson (1,156 points) for 17th place and 29 away from Mark Ziegler (1,166 points) in 16th place.
• The senior captain is sixth on Denver's all-time career list with 314 assists.
• Rohnert is sixth on DU's all-time list with 326 career free throw made and 454 free throw attempts.
• Denver is only allowing 60.7 points per game to conference opponents, which is second behind Middle Tennessee.
• The Pioneers are 5-0 in televised games this season.

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