The Southeastern Louisiana Lions (2-13) are currently on a seven-game losing streak and will take on the Sam Houston State Bearkats (8-8) at Johnson Coliseum. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 11.
The Bearkats won a close one over New Orleans 73-70 on Saturday. Dakarai Henderson was the game’s high scorer with 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting. The Lions are coming off an awful 77-58 loss at the hands of Houston Baptist on Saturday. Zay Jackson had a game-high 21 points.
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Southeastern Louisiana lost its last game by a 19-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Sam Houston State is 4-3. Southeastern Louisiana is 1-5 in blowouts this season.
Sam Houston State has an average field goal percentage of 41.9%. Southeastern Louisiana is a subpar 1-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Sam Houston State Bearkats rank lower for their field goal percentage (274th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (255th), but the Southeastern Louisiana Lions have a better FG% ranking (209th) than eFG% ranking (220th).
Sam Houston State ranks 40th in assists, registering 16.5 per game. Southeastern Louisiana performs worse at 276th with 12.1 assists per game.
Sam Houston State, the 67th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.3 rebounds per game. Southeastern Louisiana does worse, ranked 302nd with 33.7.
On average, Sam Houston State makes 5.4 steals per game. Southeastern Louisiana is a subpar 1-11 when it gives up at least 5 steals.