KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team closes out the month of November with four straight games away from home, beginning on Monday night, Nov. 22, with a trip to Iowa to face the 4-0 Hawkeyes.

GAME INFO

Matchup: Western Michigan (1-2) at Iowa (4-0)

Date/Time: Monday, Nov. 22 – 8:30 pm

Site: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa)

Radio: Bronco Radio Network

Video: Big Ten Network

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

OPENING TIP

• WMU begins a stretch of four straight away from home on Monday night as it travels to Big Ten country to face Iowa.
• The Broncos lost to Michigan State in their first road tilt of the season, 90-46, back on Nov. 12 in East Lansing.
• Western Michigan fell at home to Saginaw Valley State, 80-63, its last time out.
• Lamar Norman Jr. led Western Michigan in scoring for the second time this season with a career-high 25 points on a career-best seven three-pointers against SVSU.
• As a team, WMU hit 13 three-pointers against the Cardinals, a new season high and four short of the program record.
• Monday marks the fifth all-time meeting between Western Michigan and Iowa.
• The Broncos and Hawkeyes have split the first four meetings, with the most recent being a 72-68 Iowa win on Dec. 1, 1951.
• Western Michigan's most recent win in the series came the prior year, as the Broncos won 58-49 on Dec. 9, 1950.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Western Michigan heads out on the road on Monday night to begin a four-game stretch away from home. The Broncos begin the trip at Iowa, then head down to Fort Myers, Fla., over Thanksgiving weekend to face Florida Gulf Coast, Purdue Fort Wayne and Southeastern Louisiana in the FGCU Invitational.

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos are coming off of an 80-63 loss at the hands of Saginaw Valley State last Thursday. Lamar Norman Jr. led WMU in scoring for the second time this season, pouring in a career-high 25 points on a career-best seven three-pointers. Josiah Freeman knocked in four three-pointers of his own to tally a season-best 14 points.

UNLUCKY 13
In the setback against SVSU, Western Michigan canned a season-high 13 three-pointers on 28 attempts to shoot a season-best 46.4% from beyond the arc. The 13 made triples were four shy of the program record.

WMU VS IOWA
Monday's game marks the fifth all-time meeting between Western Michigan and Iowa, with the two teams having split the first four meetings. The Broncos and Hawkeyes have not played since a 72-68 Iowa win on Dec. 1, 1951. Western Michigan's last win in the series came the year prior, a 58-49 triumph on Dec. 9, 1950.

SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES
Iowa enters Monday's game on a roll, having scored an average of 97.3 points per game and winning by an average of 27.0 points on the way to a 4-0 start. Keegan Murray has led the charge for the Hawkeyes, averaging a Big Ten-best 25.5 points per game.

BRONCOS VS THE BIG TEN
Western Michigan is facing its second Big Ten opponent of the season on Monday, having fallen at Michigan State back on Nov. 12. This season marks the fourth straight in which WMU has played at least one Big Ten foe. The Broncos are in search of their first victory over a Big Ten team since a 56-52 win at Michigan on Nov. 30, 2002.

WELCOME TO WESTERN
Seven players made their Western Michigan debut in the team's season opener against Hope College. One of the newcomers has led the Broncos in scoring in each of the first three games, as Lamar Norman Jr. has scored 20+ points to pace the WMU offense in both home games, while Mack Smith knocked down three triples to net a team-leading 13 points in the setback at Michigan State.

SCORIN' NORMAN
Lamar Norman Jr. has gotten his WMU career off to a fast start, averaging a team-high 17.7 points, third-most in the MAC. The junior is one of just two players in the league to have a pair of 20+ point efforts this season. Norman has been efficient as well, knocking down 48.7 percent from the field (8th in the MAC) and 48.1 percent from downtown (5th). At 4.3 made three-pointers per game, he is averaging one more make than the next closest player in the conference.

MAKING HIS MARK
Redshirt sophomore Markeese Hastings has burst onto the scene in his first few games as a Bronco after arriving from Butler in the offseason. The Wyoming, Mich., native led WMU in rebounding in each of the first two games, snagging a career-high 10 against Hope and then eight more against MSU. Hastings currently ranks in the top-10 in the MAC in total rebounds (7.3, T-9), offensive rebounds (2.3, 5th) and blocks (1.0, T-7).

HALFTIME LEADS TURN INTO W'S
Including the season-opening win over Hope College, WMU is 46-15 over the last four seasons when leading at halftime.

332 AND COUNTING
WMU has made at least one three-pointer in 332 straight games dating back to 2011.

WHITE HONORED BY MAC
Prior to the season, Western Michigan guard B. Artis White was selected to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team. An All-MAC Honorable Mention selection last season, White was WMU's leading scorer at 14.3 points per game. He surpassed 500 career points in the season opener against Hope College.

ON THE HORIZON
The Broncos head south to Fort Myers, Fla., for the FGCU Invitational from Nov. 26-28. Western Michigan is set to face Florida Gulf Coast, Purdue Fort Wayne and Southeastern Louisiana during the three-day event.