Nicholls Colonels (8-5, 1-3 Southland) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (7-6, 2-2 Southland)
San Antonio; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Tanita Swift and Nicholls take on Raimi McCrary and Incarnate Word on Thursday.
The Cardinals have gone 7-1 in home games. Incarnate Word is fifth in the Southland with 14.5 assists per game led by Myra Bell averaging 2.7.
The Colonels have gone 1-3 against Southland opponents.
Incarnate Word makes 40.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than Nicholls has allowed to its opponents (36.7%). Nicholls has shot at a 39.9% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 40.0% shooting opponents of Incarnate Word have averaged.
The Cardinals and Colonels face off Thursday for the first time in Southland play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jorja Elliott is shooting 40.8% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, while averaging 10.1 points and 1.5 steals.
Swift is averaging 16.4 points, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals for the Colonels.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, averaging 64.9 points, 35.2 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 11.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.2 points per game.
Colonels: 6-4, averaging 60.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.2 points.
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