Houston Christian Huskies (4-8, 1-2 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (7-4, 2-0 Southland)
Beaumont, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston Christian looks to end its three-game slide with a win against Lamar.
The Cardinals have gone 5-0 in home games. Lamar is third in the Southland with 15.3 assists per game led by R’Mani Taylor averaging 3.3.
The Huskies are 1-2 against Southland opponents. Houston Christian is fourth in the Southland with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Tiffany Tullis averaging 8.8.
Lamar’s average of 4.9 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Houston Christian gives up. Houston Christian’s 36.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than Lamar has given up to its opponents (39.1%).
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sabria Dean is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Cardinals.
Tullis is averaging 7.6 points and 10.2 rebounds for the Huskies.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, averaging 66.3 points, 30.8 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.3 points per game.
Huskies: 4-6, averaging 51.4 points, 32.9 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 36.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points.
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