Red Wolves - IU East

There's no time to fret.

The Indiana University East men's basketball team returns to action Feb. 6 at NCAA Division III foe College of Mount St. Joseph's.

The Red Wolves (12-10, 4-4) are coming off of a 94-81 setback Feb. 4 at Asbury College.

The loss dropped IU East from a tie for second to a tie for fourth in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings.

College of Mount St. Joseph (8-12) has lost five in a row overall and nine of its last 10.

"Coming off of a tough loss, the keys are communication as a team, and we have to be focused and ready, even though we didn't know much about them until (Feb. 5)," said senior forward Jacobe Edmondson (Indianapolis, Ind./Ancilla College).

"It starts with communication, and it starts with the bigs since we see everything in front of us."

Edmondson and the Red Wolves will see senior wing Michael Romes is the Lions' most productive player.

Romes leads College of Mount St. Joseph in scoring (19.9 points per game) and rebounding (7.1 rebounds per game).

Romes also ranks in the NCAA Division III top 100 in field goal percentage at .550.

Junior guard Tyler Rigby (Bryant, Ind./Jay County High School) leads IU East with 19.3 points per game.

Rigby has scored at least 20 points in 12 consecutive games.

He needs 33 points to become the first IU East player to score 1,000 career points in NAIA competition.

Sophomore guard David Sanders (Indianapolis, Ind./Beech Grove High School) contributes 9.4 points per game and is 35th in the NAIA Division II in assists per game with 4.3

Senior guard Bijon Jones (Jackson, Tenn./Southeast Missouri State University) is coming off of a 24-point, 12-rebound, four-assist performance against Asbury.

He ranks 38th in the NAIA Division II in 3-point field goal percentage at .416.

The Red Wolves hope to improve on their 3-7 record in true road games.

This is the first meeting between the Red Wolves and Lions since IU East joined the NAIA for the 2007-08 season.

FOLLOW LIVE

Coverage of the IU East-College of Mount St. Joseph's contest is available through multiple sources.

The game is scheduled to be broadcast live on NewsTalk 930 WHON-AM and www.930whon.com.

IU East's own Adam Derengowski will provide the play-by-play.

Live video, live audio and live statistics are scheduled to be available through the College of Mount St. Joseph Web site.

Access the College of Mount St. Joseph site at http://www.msjsports.com/mbasketball/schedule/2/840/.

Links to all of the coverage options are available through www.iueredwolves.com.

COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH ...

Ranks Number 83 in NCAA Division III in 3-Pt Fg Pct (.361)

INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST ...

Ranks Number 16 in NAIA Division II in Scoring Offense per Game (84.318)

Ranks Number 24 in NAIA Division II in Steals per Game (9.273)

Ranks Number 24 in NAIA Division II in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.368)

Ranks Number 27 in NAIA Division II in Defensive Rebounds per Game (27.318)

Ranks Number 29 in NAIA Division II in Turnover Margin (1.909)

Ranks Number 32 in NAIA Division II in Assists per Game (15.182)

Ranks Number 33 in NAIA Division II in Total Rebounds per Game (39.682)

Ranks Number 33 in NAIA Division II in Assist/Turnover Ratio (0.968)

Ranks Number 36 in NAIA Division II in Free Throw Pct (0.704)

Ranks Number 40 in NAIA Division II in Scoring Margin (6.682)

Ranks Number 41 in NAIA Division II in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.322)

Ranks Number 45 in NAIA Division II in Field Goal Pct (0.461)

Ranks Number 45 in NAIA Division II in Offensive Rebounds per Game (12.364)

Ranks Number 46 in NAIA Division II in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (7.000)