Wildcats host Red Wolves in 'Purple Out' game Friday

GAME 2
ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (0-0) at ACU WILDCATS (1-0)
Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 • 7:30 p.m. • Moody Coliseum (4,000) • Abilene, Texas

MEDIA INFORMATION
Streaming: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/abilene/
Radio: KTLT 98.1 FM The Ticket
Radio Talent: Grant Boone (play-by-play), Ron Holmes (analyst)
Twitter: @ACUsports I @ACU_MBB
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: ACU I Arkansas State
 
MATCHUP
ABILENE CHRISTIAN
1-0, 0-0 Southland
Head Coach: Joe Golding (Abilene Christian, '99)
Career Record: 88-121 (8th season)
ACU Record: 88-121 (8th season)
Golding vs. Arkansas State: 0-1

ARKANSAS STATE
0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt
Head Coach: Mike Balado (St. Thomas, Fla., 1998)
Career Record: 11-21 (2nd season)
Arkansas State Record: 11-21 (2nd season)
Balado vs. ACU: 1-0

SERIES
Arkansas State leads 19-7
In Abilene: Series tied 5-5
In Jonesboro, Ark.: Arkansas State leads 14-2
Last meeting: Arkansas State 83, ACU 69 (Nov. 13, 2017; Jonesboro, Ark.)
Streak: Arkansas State has won 5 straight

SCOUTING REPORT
The Wildcats host Arkansas State at Moody Coliseum for the first time since Jan. 27, 1973, when ACU beat ASU, 82-70, in one of ACU's final games in its first stint in the Southland Conference. … Arkansas State has won five straight in the series, although the series has been contested very infrequently. … ACU's last twin was that win in January 1973; since then Arkansas State has beaten ACU on five straight times in Jonesboro, Ark.: 92-85 on Feb. 26, 1973; 110-45 on Nov. 28, 1988; 102-81 on Dec. 17, 1994; 92-78 on Nov. 25, 1995; and 83-69 on Nov. 13, 2017. … The Wildcats opened their season Tuesday night with a 107-54 win over Arlington Baptist at Moody Coliseum. … Senior forward Jaren Lewis led all scorers with 18 points on 8 of 9 shooting from the floor, while junior guard B.J. Maxwell and freshman forward Joe Pleasant each scored 14 points. … Junior guard Payten Ricks added 13 points and freshman forward Clay Gayman added 11 points and three rebounds off the bench. … Senior guard Jaylen Franklin played 24 minutes and dished out five assists, but didn't take a shot in the game. … Arkansas State is in its second season under head coach Mike Balado, who is looking for a rebound season after the Red Wolves finished 11-21 last season. … The Nov. 9 season-opener is the earliest opening game in Arkansas State basketball history. … Arkansas State has two returning starters (Ty Cockfield / Tristin Walley) this season, along with eight lettermen, one redshirt player and four newcomers. … Arkansas State had 90 or more points in five games last season, most since the 2001-02 club had seven such outings. … Cockfield is the Red Wolves' leading returning scorer (14.9 ppg in 2017-18) after scoring in double figures in 24 of the team's 32 games. … Junior forward Malik Brevard averaged 9.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in Sun Belt Conference play in 2017-18. … And Wally averaged 13.8 png in the Red Wolves' final five games of the season.