It will be a battle between Southland opponents when the Abilene Christian Wildcats (6-9) welcome the Northwestern State Demons (3-10) to Moody Coliseum. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
The Wildcats lost a tough one against Nicholls 63-62 on Saturday. Jaylen Franklin put together a strong game for the Wildcats, contributing 14 points, four steals, and three rebounds. The Demons are coming off a 70-56 loss at the hands of Incarnate Word on Saturday. Zeek Woodley had a good shooting night, leading the team with 15 points.
Jaren Lewis has been playing at a high level as of late for the Wildcats, averaging 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.6 three-pointers over the last five games.
It could be an error-filled game for the Northwestern State offense, which ranks 278th in the nation in ball security (TO% of 20.3%). It’ll be facing the gambling Abilene Christian defense, which forces the 32nd-most turnovers in the nation (22.3%).
Notes
With 70.3 possessions and 1.011 points per possession, the Abilene Christian Wildcats perform worse on both metrics than the Northwestern State Demons. Northwestern State averages 73.4 possessions and 1.038 points per possession.
Abilene Christian averages an effective field goal percentage of 49.4%. Northwestern State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-7).
On average, the Abilene Christian Wildcats attempt 17.0 three point field goals per game and the Northwestern State Demons attempt 19.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Abilene Christian has a losing record of 1-2, while Northwestern State is 2-3.
Northwestern State has forced an average turnover percentage of 16.8% this season. Abilene Christian is an even 5-5 when its TO% is 16.8% or higher.
