The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team is set for the NCCAA Division I Midwest Regional Playoffs, as the Chargers are scheduled to take on Concordia (Michigan) University in the region semifinals on Thursday afternoon in Winona Lake, Ind. The game, which will be played at Grace College, is set to tip-off at 4 p.m. The winner of Thursday's contest will face the host Lancers on Friday at 6 p.m.
 
Lancaster Bible and NAIA Concordia have never played, and Thursday marks Lancaster Bible's first NCCAA postseason contest since the 2018-19 season when the Chargers lost to Cincinnati Christian, 78-75 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
Team Records
Concordia: 8-11, 5-7 WHAC
Lancaster Bible: 10-2, did not play NEAC schedule
 
How They Got Here
Concordia: The Cardinals advanced to the semifinals of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Playoffs, but lost to Indiana Tech, 71-49…Concordia was 7-10 during the regular season, and 3-3 in its final six regular season contests.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers did not play a conference schedule this season, but finished the regular season with a 10-2 record…Lancaster Bible is currently on an eight-game winning streak, its longest such streak since the 2017-18 campaign…Lancaster Bible also played three exhibition contests during the regular season, including two against NCAA Division I foes Liberty University and Delaware State University.
 
Statistically Speaking
Concordia: The Cardinals are averaging 71.5 points per contest this season, and are shooting 41.3 percent from the field, and 30.9 percent from beyond the arc…Thomas Hronis leads the team with 15.1 points per game, while Zackary Johnson is the other player in double figures with 11.4 points per game…Matt Lockhard leads the team with 4.7 rebounds per contest.
 
Lancaster Bible: Lancaster Bible is averaging 75.8 points per game, and allowing just 66.8 per contest…The Chargers are shooting 42.9 percent from floor, and 31.2 percent from 3-point range…Jordan Shewbridge leads the Chargers with 18.3 points per game, while Andrew Zentner sits at 12.7 points per game…Seth Beers is just under 10 points a game at 9.3…Zentner leads the team with 7.5 rebounds per game, while Britton Beachy paces the team with three assists per game.
 
Team Notes
Concordia: The Cardinals have not played in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region playoffs over the past five years…Concordia is 4-6 in away games this season…The Cardinals played NCAA Div. III Greenville University this season, and Greenville, known for high-scoring games, did not disappoint, as the Cardinals won 135-101…Concordia pulled off an upset in its conference playoffs, as the Cardinals defeated Cornerstone (Mich.), 77-69, after losing to the Golden Eagles, 109-74 during the regular season.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers are outscoring their opponents 433-362 in the first half of games this season…Lancaster Bible is 5-1 away from Horst Athletic Center this season…Since joining NCCAA Div. I, Lancaster Bible has only played in the postseason once – the aforementioned contest at Cincinnati Christian to end the 2018-19 season…Prior to joining Division I, the Chargers played in NCCAA Div. II, and won the 2015 NCCAA Div. II National Championship.
 
How to Follow
The NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Semifinals can be seen via the live video link below, and Grace College will also be providing live stats during the contest.
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