The Incarnate Word Cardinals (13-11) will travel to Sharp Gymnasium to meet the Houston Baptist Huskies (16-11) in their home finale. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 22.
The Huskies enter this game hoping for similar success after edging Abilene Christian 73-71 on Thursday. Anthony Odunsi was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 5-for-11 shooting. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 90-69 loss against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday. Kyle Hittle had a game-high 23 points.
Notes
Incarnate Word lost its last game by a 21-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Houston Baptist is 6-5. Incarnate Word is 4-4 in blowouts this season.
Houston Baptist has an average field goal percentage of 47.8%. Incarnate Word is an abysmal 1-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Houston Baptist Huskies rank higher based on their field goal percentage (28th) than their effective field goal percentage (71st). The Incarnate Word Cardinals rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (233rd) than their field goal percentage (265th).
Houston Baptist, the 71st-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.4 per game. Incarnate Word does worse, ranked 282nd with 2.5.
Incarnate Word makes an average of 7.3 steals per game. Houston Baptist has a winning 8-4 record when it allows at least 7 steals.
