It will be a battle between Southland opponents when the Abilene Christian Wildcats (7-10) welcome the McNeese State Cowboys (3-11) to Moody Coliseum. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
The Wildcats lost big to Stephen F. Austin 97-62 on Saturday. Jaylen Franklin was the team’s high scorer, contributing 18 points. The Cowboys are coming off a 72-68 win over Sam Houston State on Saturday. James Harvey shot 7 for 15 and led in scoring with 23 points.
Notes
In its last game, Abilene Christian lost by a margin of 35 points. McNeese State is 0-4 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Abilene Christian has a 3-3 record in blowouts.
Abilene Christian has an average field goal percentage of 44.3%. McNeese State is an underachieving 1-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Abilene Christian Wildcats rank higher based on their field goal percentage (163rd) than their effective field goal percentage (206th). The McNeese State Cowboys rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (330th) than their field goal percentage (339th).
McNeese State, the 39th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.1 per game. Abilene Christian does worse, ranked 243rd with 2.8.
Abilene Christian has forced an average turnover percentage of 21.6% this season. McNeese State is a winless 0-6 SU when its TO% is 21.6% or higher.
