KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Having not played a home game since Feb. 3, the Western Michigan men's basketball team returns to Kalamazoo for four of its final six games of the regular season, beginning on Tuesday night as it welcomes Miami to University Arena.
 

GAME INFO

Matchup: Western Michigan (8-17, 5-7 MAC) vs Miami (12-13, 6-6)

Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 20 – 7 pm

Site: University Arena (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Tickets: wmubroncos.com/tickets

Video: ESPN+

Radio: Bronco Media Network

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

OPENING TIP

• After a three-game road swing, Western Michigan returns home on Tuesday night as it welcomes Miami to University Arena.
• WMU has not played at home since Feb. 3, but will have four of its final six regular season games on its home floor.
• The Broncos are coming off of a 69-42 loss at Central Michigan on Saturday night.
• Owen Lobsinger grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, his sixth double-digit rebounding performance of the season.
• Titus Wright played in his 135th game as a Bronco, tying him for the program record with Nate Hutcheson and David Brown.
• Miami enters Tuesday with an 88-51 advantage in the all-time series.
• WMU won this season's first meeting, 83-74, in Oxford back on Jan. 2 to snap a six-game losing streak in the series.
• The Broncos are 37-31 all-time at home against the RedHawks.
• WMU is looking to sweep the season series for the first time since 2017-18.

HOME SWEET HOME
After playing its last three games on the road, Western Michigan returns to Kalamazoo on Tuesday night to face Miami. The Broncos have not had a home game since Feb. 3, but will have four of their final six regular season games within the friendly confines of University Arena.
 
LAST TIME OUT
WMU is coming off of a 69-42 loss at Central Michigan on Saturday night. The Broncos endured their toughest shooting night of the season, as they were held to just 21.7 percent (15-of-69) from the floor. B. Artis White led the Brown and Gold with 12 points, while Owen Lobsinger secured a game-high 10 rebounds. Western Michigan grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, the eighth time this season it has had 15 or more.
 
OWEN OWNS THE BOARDS
Owen Lobsinger grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds on Saturday, his sixth double-digit rebounding performance of 2023-24. For the season, the junior is Western Michigan's second-leading rebounder at 6.3 per contest, which ranks 10th in the conference. Lobsinger is averaging 6.4 boards per game in league play, ninth-best in the MAC.
 
CRUMP CLEANING THE GLASS
Anthony Crump is WMU's leading rebounder this season at 6.4 per contest, the eighth-best mark in the league. The graduate student forward has elevated his rebounding in conference play, averaging 7.8 per game against MAC foes, sixth-best in the league.
 
TOP OF THE HEAP
Led by Crump and Lobsinger, Western Michigan has been the best rebounding team in conference play, leading the way in overall rebounding (38.3), offensive rebounding (12.8) and offensive rebounding percentage (.344), while ranking second in rebounding margin (+4.0). Overall, the Broncos top the league in both offensive rebounds (12.4) and offensive rebounding percentage (.338), while also sitting second in total rebounds (37.2) and fourth in rebounding margin (+2.1). WMU's 12.4 offensive rebounds per game rank 42nd in the nation.
 
SHARING IS CARING
Western Michigan's backcourt duo of Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro and B. Artis White are both among the conference leaders in assists, with De La Cruz Monegro seventh in the MAC at 3.4 per contest and White right on his heels in eighth at 3.1. The two are both in the top-5 in assist-to-turnover ratio as well, with De La Cruz Monegro third (1.65) and White in fifth (1.55). In MAC games, WMU is averaging 13.7 assists per contest (3rd), with De La Cruz Monegro tied for fifth at 3.7 per game and White ninth at 3.2.
 
SETTING THE RECORD WRIGHT
On Saturday, senior center Titus Wright tied the WMU career games played record with 135. The Thomasville, Ga., native is currently tied with former Broncos Nate Hutcheson (2009-13) and David Brown (2009-15).
 
DIALING LONG DISTANCE
The Broncos enter Tuesday having made at least one three-pointer in 416 straight games dating back to 2011. WMU's leading three-point shooter this season is Seth Hubbard, who ranks fourth in the conference with 2.3 made three's per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Miami enters Tuesday's contest with an 88-51 lead in the all-time series between the two programs. WMU won this season's first meeting, 83-74, back in Oxford on Jan. 2 to snap a six-game losing streak in the series. The Broncos are 37-31 at home against the RedHawks, but haven't beaten them in Kalamazoo since 2019. Western Michigan is looking to sweep the season series against Miami for the first time since 2017-18.
 
WHEN LAST WE MET
The Broncos and RedHawks met in the MAC opener on Jan. 2 in Oxford, with WMU coming out with an 83-74 victory. Seth Hubbard led WMU with 17 points, while B. Artis White (16) and Javonte Brown (12) were also in double-figures. It was the first Western Michigan victory in Oxford since 2020.
 
ON THE HORIZON
Western Michigan is at home again on Saturday as it welcomes Buffalo to Kalamazoo.