Sam Houston Bearkats (8-4, 1-0 CUSA) at Liberty Lady Flames (8-5, 2-0 CUSA)
Lynchburg, Virginia; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Liberty plays Sam Houston after Avery Mills scored 22 points in Liberty’s 86-66 victory over the UTEP Miners.
The Flames are 3-2 on their home court. Liberty is fourth in the CUSA scoring 67.9 points while shooting 43.6% from the field.
The Bearkats are 1-0 in conference play. Sam Houston averages 67.1 points and has outscored opponents by 11.5 points per game.
Liberty averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game, 2.9 more made shots than the 4.3 per game Sam Houston allows. Sam Houston has shot at a 39.7% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points higher than the 37.2% shooting opponents of Liberty have averaged.
The Flames and Bearkats match up Thursday for the first time in CUSA play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mills is averaging 16.2 points for the Flames. Emmy Stout is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.
Fanta Kone averages 0.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bearkats, scoring 12.5 points while shooting 45.8% from beyond the arc. Deborah Ogayemi is shooting 46.9% and averaging 10.6 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 6-4, averaging 67.5 points, 35.3 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.0 points per game.
Bearkats: 7-3, averaging 70.1 points, 32.4 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 15.9 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.0 points.
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