Abilene Christian Wildcats (5-3) at East Texas A&M Lions (3-3, 0-1 Southland)
Commerce, Texas; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian takes on East Texas A&M after Payton Hull scored 29 points in Abilene Christian’s 112-60 win against the McMurry War Hawks.
The Lions have gone 2-0 at home. East Texas A&M is seventh in the Southland in team defense, allowing 70.3 points while holding opponents to 37.5% shooting.
The Wildcats have gone 1-1 away from home. Abilene Christian scores 78.6 points while outscoring opponents by 19.0 points per game.
East Texas A&M’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Abilene Christian gives up. Abilene Christian has shot at a 46.0% clip from the field this season, 8.5 percentage points above the 37.5% shooting opponents of East Texas A&M have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Reza Po is scoring 15.2 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Lions. Tiani Ellison is averaging 12.5 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 53.4%.
Hull is scoring 17.5 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Wildcats. Meredith Mayes is averaging 15.3 points and 7.8 rebounds.
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