The Cal Poly Mustangs will travel to American Bank Center to play the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. The game starts at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 20.
The Islanders were beaten by Wisconsin 64-49 in their last game. Rashawn Thomas finished with 12 points to lead the team. The Mustangs, meanwhile, are coming off an awful 101-82 loss at the hands of USC in their last outing. David Nwaba had a team-high 15 points.
Based on each team’s statistical profile, the turnover story could loom large in this showdown. Cal Poly commits the 21st-fewest errors in the nation (TO% of 15.2%), while the ball-hawking defense of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi causes the 23rd-most (opponents’ TO% of 23.2%).
Notes
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders have a defensive rating of 95.5 (ranked 76th), while the Cal Poly Mustangs have an offensive rating of 109.5 (ranked 110th).
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders average a field goal percentage of 40.5% this season. The Cal Poly Mustangs have a losing record of 2-5 when opponents have a FG% of 40.5% or greater.
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders rank higher based on their field goal percentage (305th) than their effective field goal percentage (311th). The Cal Poly Mustangs rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (123rd) than their field goal percentage (156th).
Cal Poly ranks 87th in assists, recording 15.2 per game. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi performs worse at 213th with 13.0 assists per game.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the 60th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 5.0 per game. Cal Poly does worse, ranked 308th with 2.1.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi makes an average of 8.6 steals per game, ranked 24th in the country. Cal Poly has not won a game this season when it has given up 8 or more steals (0-1).
