The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (18-5) will attempt to extend an 11-game winning streak when they take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals (13-9) at William R. Johnson Coliseum. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 15 and will air on ES3.
The Lumberjacks were victorious over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 70-58 on Saturday. Demetrious Floyd was the game’s high scorer with 22 points on 6-for-11 shooting. The Cardinals are coming off a 71-69 win over Central Arkansas on Friday. Kyle Hittle played well, recording 24 points and 10 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Thomas Walkup has really been playing well as of late for the Lumberjacks, averaging 22.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.4 steals over the last five games.
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In its last game, Incarnate Word won by a margin of two points. Stephen F. Austin is 0-1 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Incarnate Word has a 3-3 record in close games.
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks have a defensive rating of 94.4 (ranked 14th), while the Incarnate Word Cardinals have an offensive rating of 102.6 (ranked 235th).
Incarnate Word has an average field goal percentage of 42.5%. Stephen F. Austin is a winning 11-4 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Stephen F. Austin attempts 21.0 three pointers and Incarnate Word attempts 22.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks have a winning 10-5 record while the Incarnate Word Cardinals are even at 8-8.
The 16th-ranked team in the category, Stephen F. Austin has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.49 this season. Incarnate Word ranks 83rd with an A/TO of 1.22.
Stephen F. Austin is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 26.9% (ranked first). Incarnate Word is winless this season (0-1 SU) when its TO% reaches 26.9% or greater.
