Tarleton State Texans (14-17, 5-13 WAC) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (13-18, 5-13 WAC)
Paradise, Nevada; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Texans -1.5; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian plays in the WAC Tournament against Tarleton State.
The Wildcats are 5-13 against WAC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Abilene Christian has an 8-15 record against opponents above .500.
The Texans are 5-13 against WAC teams. Tarleton State is the top team in the WAC scoring 14.7 fast break points per game.
Abilene Christian is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 44.7% Tarleton State allows to opponents. Tarleton State’s 45.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.9 percentage points lower than Abilene Christian has given up to its opponents (49.1%).
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Texans won 65-62 in the last matchup on Feb. 17. Kade Douglas led the Texans with 24 points, and Bradyn Hubbard led the Wildcats with 24 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hubbard is shooting 40.0% and averaging 16.2 points for the Wildcats. Yaniel Rivera is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Freddy Hicks is scoring 9.3 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Texans. Douglas is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 3-7, averaging 66.0 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 9.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.
Texans: 3-7, averaging 64.9 points, 28.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.
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