Southland foes will lock horns when the Central Arkansas Bears (4-15) play the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (5-17) at Farris Center. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The Bears enter this game hoping for similar success after blowing out New Orleans 112-77 on Saturday. Jordan Howard was the game’s leading scorer with 36 points on 11-for-20 shooting. The Lions, meanwhile, are coming off an 81-60 win against Abilene Christian on Saturday. Jordan Capps claimed his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Howard has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Bears. During that stretch, he has averaged 28.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 5.2 three-pointers.
Notes
Southeastern Louisiana won its last game by a 21-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Central Arkansas is 1-6. Southeastern Louisiana is 3-5 in blowouts this season.
Central Arkansas has an average field goal percentage of 44.0%. Southeastern Louisiana is a subpar 2-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Central Arkansas Bears and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Central Arkansas is 204th and 174th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Southeastern Louisiana ranks 104th and 99th in these categories.
On average, Southeastern Louisiana makes 6.5 steals per game. Central Arkansas is an abysmal 2-12 when it allows at least 6 steals.
