Southland foes will collide when the Abilene Christian Wildcats (12-16) play the New Orleans Privateers (9-16) at Moody Coliseum. Action begins at 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The Wildcats are hoping to rebound after their 65-59 loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday. Austin Cooke had a solid performance, recording 15 points and five rebounds for Abilene Christian. The Privateers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 93-81 loss against Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday. Kevin Hill had a good game for New Orleans, accounting for 17 points, eight rebounds, and one steal.
The attacking New Orleans offense may see plenty of chances from the free throw line in this one. It ranks 20th in the nation at getting to the stripe (FTA rate of 44.2), while Abilene Christian gets whistled quite a bit (giving up a 295th-ranked FTA rate of 42.2).
Notes
The New Orleans Privateers average 74.0 possessions per game and 1.005 points per possession. The Abilene Christian Wildcats earn fewer possessions with 68.5, but they score more points with 1.033.
Abilene Christian has an average effective field goal percentage of 51.0%. New Orleans is an underachieving 1-8 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Abilene Christian attempts 17.0 three pointers and New Orleans attempts 15.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Abilene Christian Wildcats are 3-6 while the New Orleans Privateers are 1-2.
When it comes to offensive rebounds, New Orleans ranks 13th. Abilene Christian ranks 326th in defensive rebounds.
New Orleans averages a forced turnover rate of 22.2% this season, ranked 17th in the nation. Abilene Christian has a 5-6 record when it suffers a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
