The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-11) are off to a slow start and will try to get their first win when they take on the Northwestern Wildcats (8-1) at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The Wildcats won big over Chicago State 77-35 on Sunday. Tre Demps was the game’s high scorer with 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting. The Delta Devils are coming off an awful 95-60 loss to Evansville on Saturday. Marcus Romain had a good shooting night, leading the game with 25 points.
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Ranked 22nd, the Northwestern Wildcats have an offensive rating of 117.7. The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils rank 337th with a defensive rating of just 114.8.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils average 74.0 possessions per game and .866 points per possession. The Northwestern Wildcats earn fewer possessions with 66.7, but they score more points with 1.177.
The Northwestern Wildcats have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking 15th in the country with an eFG% of 57.7%. When their opponents record a similar or higher eFG%, the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are winless with a 0-5 record.
The Northwestern Wildcats rank 18th in assists per game with an average of 18.7. The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are among the worst in the country with 11.8 assists per game (ranked 279th).
Northwestern, the 30th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 5.6 per game. Mississippi Valley State does worse, ranked 297th with 2.3.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 18.5% when playing Mississippi Valley State this season. Northwestern is undefeated this season (3-0) when its TO% is 18.5% or higher.
