THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week in a three-way tie for fourth place with a 5-7 overall record and a 2-2 Northwest Conference mark following a pair of nail-biters at home. Lewis & Clark is 7-6 overall and 1-3 in NWC play. Puget Sound is tied for second place at 10-3 overall with a 3-1 NWC record.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats fell 98-95 in overtime to Willamette before bouncing back to claim a 61-60 victory over Pacific Lutheran last week. Freshman TreyVaughn Bierlink hit a game-winning three-pointer with less than three seconds left against the Lutes. He finished with a season-high 13 points. Despite the loss to the Bearcats, sophomore Trey Bryant registered his second career triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to go with three steals. The 12 assists are tied for third in the program's single-game record book.
 
LEWIS & CLARK AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers took a pair of losses at Whitworth and Whitman last week in their return to NWC play. They're second in the NWC in scoring with 85.4 points per game. The Pios have two of the top three scorers in the NWC on their roster. Brenden Patrick leads the conference with 21.4 points per game while Jack Henderson is third with 20.7 points per game. Henderson leads the NWC with 4.1 three-pointers per game and ranks No. 7 with six rebounds per game.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers have rattled off five straight wins, including high-scoring decisions over George Fox and Willamette. Four players are averaging double figures, led by Liam Ruttledge's 13.9 points per game on 48.4 percent shooting. Mussie Teclemariam is averaging 12.3 points and six rebounds per game. Grant Erickson ranks fourth in the NWC with 6.4 rebounds per game while also ranking third with a 77.6 free throw percentage.
 
HISTORY
Linfield has played Lewis & Clark 111 times, going 51-60 in those games. The Wildcats are 20-34 against the Pioneers on the road. The 'Cats won nine of the last 10 meetings. They swept the season series in 2021-22, winning 87-60 in McMinnville and 71-68 in Portland.
 
Linfield is 22-31 in the all-time series with Puget Sound. The Wildcats won 15 of those games at home. The 'Cats won seven of the last nine meetings with the Loggers. In 2021-22, the 'Cats left Tacoma with a narrow 69-67 win before winning 74-68 in McMinnville in the second meeting of the season.