Little Rock Trojans (18-12, 12-7 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (19-11, 12-7 OVC)
Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville hosts Little Rock after Ray’Sean Taylor scored 30 points in SIU-Edwardsville’s 83-68 loss to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.
The Cougars have gone 11-3 in home games. SIU-Edwardsville is 1-2 in one-possession games.
The Trojans are 12-7 against OVC opponents. Little Rock is seventh in the OVC with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Ante Beljan averaging 2.2.
SIU-Edwardsville’s average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Little Rock allows. Little Rock averages 69.4 points per game, 2.7 more than the 66.7 SIU-Edwardsville allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 19.4 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Brian Taylor II is averaging 12.6 points over the past 10 games.
Johnathan Lawson averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, scoring 15.5 points while shooting 43.2% from beyond the arc. Tuongthach Gatkek is averaging 12.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 6-4, averaging 70.9 points, 34.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.
Trojans: 5-5, averaging 70.0 points, 28.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.
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