Blue Tigers release men's basketball schedule

Lincoln's Clifton Fleming dribbles during a game last season. The Blue Tigers released their men's basketball schedule Tuesday.
Lincoln's Clifton Fleming dribbles during a game last season. The Blue Tigers released their men's basketball schedule Tuesday.

There will be no easing into the season for the Lincoln men's basketball team.

The Blue Tigers open the 2012-13 season with three of their first four games against Division I opponents - two exhibition games and one regular season contest.

Lincoln plays an exhibition game Oct. 27 at Southern Illinois-Carbondale, travels to Bolivar for the Bearcat Classic Nov. 9-10, where it will play Morehead State and Wayne State, and then plays another exhibition game Nov. 13 at Missouri-Kansas City.