The Southeastern Louisiana Lions take on the No.4-seeded Houston Baptist Huskies in the second round of the SthLnd tournament at Leonard E. Merrell Center. The game gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Thursday, Mar. 10 and will air on ES3.
The Huskies were beaten by Incarnate Word 97-86 in their last game. Anthony Odunsi was the team’s high scorer, finishing with 22. The Lions, meanwhile, are coming off an 84-74 win over New Orleans in the 1. Zay Jackson led the team in scoring with 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Huskies won the first game 77-58. Odunsi was a top performer in the victory with 18 points, five rebounds, eight assists, one steal, and one three-pointer.
Notes
The Houston Baptist Huskies have a defensive rating of 105.2 (ranked 96th), while the Southeastern Louisiana Lions have an offensive rating of 101.7 (ranked 258th).
Houston Baptist has an average field goal percentage of 48.0% (ranked 23rd). Southeastern Louisiana is an underachieving 1-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Houston Baptist Huskies attempt 15.0 three point field goals per game and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions attempt 19.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Houston Baptist has a winning 5-3 record, while Southeastern Louisiana is 6-7.
On average, Houston Baptist makes 5.6 steals per game. Southeastern Louisiana is a poor 6-17 when it gives up at least 5 steals.