The Hope College men's basketball team gets its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rematch of the season on Saturday when it travels to Angola, Ind., to play Trine University.

Tipoff is 1 p.m. for the varsity game and 11 a.m. for the junior varsity game.

Picture of Hope's Sam Otto (30) and Brock Benson by Katie Berry, Hope College Sports Information

Coach Matt Neil's Flying Dutchmen enter with an 11-6 overall record and a 5-1 mark in MIAA play. They trail league-leading Calvin College by one-half game, having played one fewer MIAA game.

Trine is 11-7 overall and 4-3 in league play.

Click here to see the MIAA standings and schedule.

Hope defeated Trine 75-61 on Jan. 9 at DeVos Fieldhouse in the MIAA opener for both teams.

Sophomore Alex Eidson of Grand Haven (Grand Haven HS) led three Flying Dutchmen in double figures with 15 points. Senior center Nate VanArendonk of Grand Haven (Grand Haven HS) and sophomore guard Ben Gardner of Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) added 12 points apiece.

Trine received 18 points from forward Jared Holmquist and 11 from forward Tyler Good.

Click here to see the Jan. 9 Hope-Trine boxscore.

Good is ranked third in the MIAA in scoring at 16.3 points per game, while teammate Will Dixon is eighth at 14.0 points per game.

Eidson and Gardner are both averaging 13.1 points per game to tie for 10^th place.

Hope is scoring 73.6 points per game to tie for fourth-highest in the MIAA. The Flying Dutchmen are ranked fifth in team defense, allowing 71.7 points per game.

Trine is scoring 66.9 points per game, good for seventh in the MIAA. The Thunder leads the MIAA in scoring defense, yielding 62.2 points per game.

Click here for MIAA statistics and leaders.

This is the 29th Hope-Trine game. Hope leads the all-time series by a 26-2 margin, including all 24 meetings in MIAA play.