THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK MEN'S BASKETBALL
Upper Iowa men's basketball will head to St. Louis for its last road trip of the regular season. They rematch with Maryville on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and UMSL on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Saints come into the contest 3-11 in the GLVC, while the Tritons are currently tied with the Peacocks at 10-5 in the league. 
 
LIVE OPTIONS
Fans unable to make it to the road games this weekend for the games can stay connected with a pair of live options at UIUPeacocks.com/Live, with access to live stats and a pay-per-view webcast through GLVCSN. Fans can also refer to the links attached to this story for all live options. 
 
RECEIVING VOTES IN THE NABC
The Peacocks are back in the national scope and have received votes in the NABC Top 25, per the latest edition released on Tuesday. Upper Iowa received six votes, Lincoln received one vote, and Missouri S&T slid from 5th to 9th place. 
 
DEFEATING #5 MISSOURI S&T
UIU is coming off one of its most monumental win of the season after defeating #5 Missouri S&T in Fayette on Saturday by a score of 100-85. The Peacocks handed the Miners their first conference loss of the season and only second loss on the year, dropping them to 19-2 overall. 

KEEPING IT COMPETITIVE
The Peacocks have kept games close, even if they haven't always come out on the winning side. Of their seven losses this season, three were decided by two points or fewer, one by three points, and one by four points.

THE LATEST PRS RANKINGS
The GLVC released the second edition of the Point Rating System on Feb. 8. The top eight teams at the end of the season will earn a berth to the GLVC Championship Tournament. The Peacocks were listed second with a 3.70, trailing Missouri S&T at 4.70. The remaining teams rounding out the top eight were Missouri-St. Louis (3.63) in third, followed by Lewis (3.50) and Lincoln (3.50), Rockhurst (3.46), Truman State (3.36) and McKendree (3.29). 
 
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GLVC MARKS
As a unit, the Peacocks lead the way in the league in a handful of statistical categories in the conference. They are ranked first in three-point field goals made on the season with 216, opponent three-point field goal percentage (30.1%), combined team rebounds (41.6 per game), offensive rebounds (13.3 per game) and blocked shots (4.26 per game).
 
Individually, Nick Reid continues to pace the league in points per game (24.3) and is listed second in rebounds (8.6). Caleb Delzell is second in blocks per game with 1.9 per game. Noah King is seventh in points per game with 15.8, and Kyle Hrncir leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game with 2.9 per contest and 66 on the year. 
 
NEXT UP
The Peacocks are back home next weekend as they host Illinois Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 20 and McKendree on Saturday, Feb. 22 for Senior Day.