HUNTSVILLE, Texas – After going 2-1 over their three-game homestand, the Wildcats head on the road for their first lengthy road swing of the conference season. ACU will begin their road trip at Sam Houston State, the defending regular season champions who went 16-2 in conference play a season ago. The Bearkats sit at 6-2 in Southland play and are tied for third place in the conference behind ACU and SFA who each have just one loss.
FOLLOW THE GAME
- ACU vs SHSU: Wednesday, Jan. 22 – 7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ (Live Video), StatBroadcast (Live Stats), 98.1 The Ticket with
Zach Carlyle (Radio Broadcast)
SERIES HISTORY
- The Bearkats lead the all-time series 25-21.
- SHSU has won the last three meeting after the Wildcats had three-straight wins previous to their streak.
- The Bearkats are 8-3 against the Wildcats in ACU's DI era.
- In their last meeting the game went to two overtimes with SHSU coming out on top 90-85.
ACU STORYLINES
- The Wildcats are coming off two of their best defensive performances of the season. The team held Corpus and SLU each under 60 points in Moody Coliseum.
- ACU has continued to struggle from behind the arc, shooting under 30 percent for the season, but they have held opponents to an even lower percentage at 28.3 percent.
- ACU bring the top defense in the conference to face the third-best offense in the conference.
- The Wildcats bring the best turnover margin in the country into the game at plus-7.7. The team has forced 20-plus turnovers in back-to-back games.
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Joe Pleasant continues to lead the team in scoring in conference play, scoring in double figures in all but one Southland game.
SCOUTING SAM HOUSTON
- Zach Nutall and Kai Mitchell lead the Bearkats in scoring, each averaging just over 14 points per game.
- The Bearkats lead the conference in field goal percentage defense, assist-to-turnover ratio, and assists per game.
- Their two conference losses came at UCA and at home against Nicholls. Against Nicholls, the team was missing two of their regular starters.
- Mitchell also leads the team in rebounds averaging 6.7 per game.
