Cleveland State Vikings (20-6, 11-4 Horizon) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (20-5, 15-0 Horizon)
Fort Wayne, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland State plays Purdue Fort Wayne after Mickayla Perdue scored 20 points in Cleveland State’s 72-69 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse.
The Mastodons have gone 11-0 at home. Purdue Fort Wayne is 2-1 in one-possession games.
The Vikings have gone 11-4 against Horizon opponents. Cleveland State is second in the Horizon with 16.2 assists per game led by Sara Guerreiro averaging 4.4.
Purdue Fort Wayne averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 7.6 per game Cleveland State gives up. Cleveland State has shot at a 48.2% clip from the field this season, 10.5 percentage points above the 37.7% shooting opponents of Purdue Fort Wayne have averaged.
The Mastodons and Vikings meet Saturday for the first time in Horizon play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauren Ross is shooting 48.3% and averaging 16.6 points for the Mastodons. Sydney Freeman is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Destiny Leo averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Vikings, scoring 11.0 points while shooting 44.2% from beyond the arc. Perdue is shooting 42.9% and averaging 19.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mastodons: 10-0, averaging 74.6 points, 33.2 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.0 points per game.
Vikings: 7-3, averaging 74.5 points, 33.9 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points.
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