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02/20 03:43 CST Abilene Christian hosts Southern Utah following Duval's
23-point game
Abilene Christian hosts Southern Utah following Duval's 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-18, 5-9 WAC) at Abilene Christian Wildcats
(12-14, 4-9 WAC)
Abilene, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah visits Abilene Christian after Elijah Duval scored
23 points in Southern Utah's 78-74 loss to the Tarleton State Texans.
The Wildcats have gone 8-4 in home games. Abilene Christian ranks fourth in the
WAC with 13.3 assists per game led by Rich Smith averaging 4.6.
The Thunderbirds have gone 5-9 against WAC opponents. Southern Utah has a 5-11
record in games decided by at least 10 points.
Abilene Christian is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 2.7 percentage
points lower than the 46.1% Southern Utah allows to opponents. Southern Utah
averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on
average than the 5.7 per game Abilene Christian allows.
The teams meet for the third time in conference play this season. Southern Utah
won 79-76 in the last matchup on Jan. 31. Duval led Southern Utah with 29
points, and Smith led Abilene Christian with 18 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bradyn Hubbard is averaging 16.1 points and two steals for the
Wildcats. Yaniel Rivera is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Duval is averaging 14.4 points and 3.6 assists for the Thunderbirds. Jaiden
Feroah is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 2-8, averaging 64.8 points, 28.2 rebounds, 12.4
assists, 9.9 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points per game.
Thunderbirds: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.0
steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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