The Abilene Christian Wildcats (13-16) will close out the regular season on their home court when they face off against the Incarnate Word Cardinals (15-12) at Moody Coliseum. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Mar. 3.
The Wildcats won a close one over New Orleans 87-84 in their last game. Jaylen Franklin was the game’s high scorer with 28 points on 10-for-13 shooting. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are coming off a deflating 84-58 loss at the hands of Stephen F. Austin in their last outing. Mitchell Badillo had a good shooting night, leading the team with 15 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Cardinals won the first game 74-60. Derail Green was a top performer in the victory with 22 points, two rebounds, and one assist.
Notes
In its last game, Incarnate Word lost by a margin of 26 points. Abilene Christian is 3-5 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Incarnate Word has a 5-5 record in blowouts.
Abilene Christian has an average field goal percentage of 45.2%. Incarnate Word is a losing 3-8 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Abilene Christian Wildcats rank higher based on their field goal percentage (118th) than their effective field goal percentage (127th). The Incarnate Word Cardinals rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (186th) than their field goal percentage (227th).
Incarnate Word ranks 98th in assists, recording 14.5 per game. Abilene Christian performs worse at 163rd with 13.6 assists per game.
Abilene Christian has forced an average turnover percentage of 21.0% this season. Incarnate Word has a losing 3-5 record when its TO% is 21.0% or higher.
