A 10-game road winless streak may come to a stop for the Savannah State Tigers (7-12) when they take on the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (7-15) at Moore Gym. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
The Wildcats won big over Florida A&M 88-56 on Saturday. Mario Moody led all scorers on the team with 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting. The Tigers are coming off a bitter 63-62 loss at the hands of North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Kamil Williams had a game-high 20 points.
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Bethune-Cookman won its last game by a 32-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Savannah State is 1-8. Bethune-Cookman is 3-6 in blowouts this season.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats average 69.8 possessions and 1.014 points per possession in games this season. The Savannah State Tigers average fewer possessions with 69.0, as well as fewer points per possession with .907.
Bethune-Cookman has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.0%. Savannah State is an abysmal 3-10 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats attempt 24.0 three point field goals per game and the Savannah State Tigers attempt 19.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, both teams have losing records; Bethune-Cookman is 5-14 and Savannah State is 3-7.
Bethune-Cookman ranks 41st in offensive rebounding. Savannah State ranks 333rd in defensive rebounding.
Bethune-Cookman has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.2% this season. Savannah State has a subpar 3-9 record when its TO% is 20.2% or higher.
