The Stetson Hatters (9-20) close out the regular season at Edmunds Center as they host the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (11-16). The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 22 and will air on ES3.
The Hatters lost a tough one against Lipscomb 77-74 on Saturday. Divine Myles was the team’s high scorer, contributing 16 points. The Wildcats are coming off a 55-54 win over Florida A&M on Saturday. Mario Moody played well for Bethune-Cookman, posting 11 points, eight rebounds, and three steals.
Scoring chances at the line might be quite scarce for the Wildcats in this matchup. They are 322nd in the nation in FTA rate (30.1), while Stetson is among the nation’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a rate of just 28.4, ranking 34th in the country).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Hatters won the first game 83-70. Despite the loss, Jordan Potts was a top performer in the game with 23 points, three rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three three-pointers.
Notes
The Stetson Hatters average 74.4 possessions and 1.066 points per possession in games this season. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats average fewer possessions with 69.1, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.023.
The Stetson Hatters average an effective field goal percentage of 51.1% this season. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have an underachieving record of 1-13 when opponents have an eFG% of 51.1% or greater.
On average, Stetson attempts 23.0 three pointers and Bethune-Cookman attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Stetson Hatters are 7-18 while the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are 8-15.
Stetson ranks 82nd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.22. Bethune-Cookman is ranked lower at 298th with an A/TO of .85.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats rank 39th in offensive rebounds. The Stetson Hatters rank 177th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Stetson has forced an average turnover percentage of 17.0% this season. Bethune-Cookman has a poor 7-11 record when its TO% is 17.0% or higher.
