The American Athletic Conference’s top team will be at home when the No. 15 SMU Mustangs (14-0) welcome the UCF Knights (8-5) to Moody Coliseum. Action begins at 4:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 10 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Mustangs enter this game hoping for similar success after barely hanging on to beat Cincinnati 59-57 on Thursday. Ben Moore was the team’s leading scorer with 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting. The Knights, meanwhile, are coming off a 75-64 win against South Florida on Wednesday. Adonys Henriquez led the game in scoring by accounting for 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
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Ranked fourth, the SMU Mustangs have an offensive rating of 124.3. The UCF Knights, on the other hand, rank 179th with a defensive rating of 102.0.
The UCF Knights average 69.2 possessions per game and 1.093 points per possession. The SMU Mustangs earn fewer possessions with 65.3, but they score more points with 1.243.
The SMU Mustangs and the UCF Knights both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. SMU is eighth and fourth in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while UCF ranks 92nd and 79th in these categories.
Ranked ninth in the nation, SMU has an average of 18.7 assists per game. UCF ranks lower at 138th with 14.2.
SMU ranks 68th in blocks per game with 4.7 and UCF ranks 39th with 5.2 blocks per game.
UCF is one of the top defensive rebounding teams, ranking 15th. SMU ranks 36th in offensive rebounding.
The UCF Knights average 4.5 steals per game. The SMU Mustangs are undefeated with a 14-0 record when they give up at least 4 steals.
