The Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-11) are off to a slow start and will try to get their first win when they match up with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (10-2) at Thomas Assembly Center. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Dec. 28.
The Bulldogs won a close one over FGCU 66-63 the last time they played. Alex Hamilton led all scorers on the team with 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting. The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 81-50 loss at the hands of Nebraska in their last outing. Karim York had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
Hamilton has really been playing well as of late for the Bulldogs, averaging 21.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers over the last five games.
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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have a defensive rating of 93.2 (ranked 41st), while the Prairie View A&M Panthers have an offensive rating of 79.2 (ranked 351st).
The Prairie View A&M Panthers average a field goal percentage of 35.1% this season. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have a superb 6-2 record in games where opponents have a FG% of 35.1% or greater.
Louisiana Tech, the 65th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.8 per game. Prairie View A&M does worse, ranked 300th with 2.3.
Louisiana Tech ranks 63rd in defensive rebounding. When it comes to offensive rebounds, Prairie View A&M ranks 80th.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 22.9% when playing Prairie View A&M this season. Louisiana Tech is undefeated this season (1-0) when its TO% is 22.9% or higher.
