ABILENE – Coming off of a 2-0 week the Wildcats look for their third-straight victory when they host DIII Howard Payne on Thursday night. ACU earned a big win over Southeast Missouri last week before dominating NCCAA opponent, Dallas Christian, in a 68-point win on Saturday night. The Wildcats are looking for another solid win before they being conference play in New Orleans next week.
FOLLOW THE GAME
- ACU vs Howard Payne: Thursday, Dec. 12 – 6:00 p.m. – StatBroadcast (Live Stats), 98.1 The Ticket with
Grant Boone (Radio Broadcast)
SERIES HISTORY
- The history between these teams goes way back to their time spent together in the Lone Star Conference as NAIA schools.
- The Wildcats hold the all-time advantage with a series record of 75-38.
- The last two meeting between the teams have been blowouts with ACU winning by 34 (2017) and 50 (2018). The two meetings before that were closer with HPU within 16 points each game.
ACU STORYLINES
- The Wildcats are coming off two solid wins. ACU won 73-64 over SEMO and then 102-34 over Dallas Christian.
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Joe Pleasant had another great performance in the game against SEMO, leading the team with 18 points and eight rebounds.
- ACU is sporting the third-best turnover margin in DI at plus-7.3 per game.
- The team is also within the top 50 in the NCAA with 8.8 steals per game. Southland foe, SFA, leads the country with 12.7 per game.
- Their defense is also ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA holding teams to 61.9 points per game, ranking 41
st in the nation.
SCOUTING HOWARD PAYNE
- The Yellow Jackets are led in scoring by junior guard, Jase Miguez, who is averaging 19.4 points per game.
- Sophomore guard, Luke Cox, is leading the team shooting just under 41 percent from three-point range. He is averaging 9.7 points per game.
- The team is 1-6 on the season with their lone win coming against Texas Lutheran on Nov. 15, they are currently on a five-game losing streak.
- HPU is averaging 73.4 points per game which is ranked 268
th in NCAA Division III.
