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Damien Daniels brings the ball up the floor against HBU
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Men's Basketball

ACU to host SLU on Saturday afternoon

ABILENE, Texas - After a narrow victory in Houston, ACU has been off for 10 days leading up to this home contest against Southeastern Louisiana. While the Wildcats bring in a 2-0 conference record, the Lions come in at 1-2 in league play with their lone win coming over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this past Wednesday. ACU has won the last three meetings between the programs and will look for a fourth-straight win Saturday afternoon. Joe Pleasant is coming off his second-career double-double and a career-high 13 rebounds and Coryon Mason extended his double-digit scoring streak to seven games, they will look to push ACU to 3-0 in league play. 

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SERIES HISTORY

The Lions hold a 9-5 advantage on the series but the Wildcats have won three straight as well as four of the last five contests. The teams have seen each other plenty over the last two years with five total contests between them in that span including ACU's semifinal win in the SLC Tournament in 2019. 

ACU STORYLINES

  • The Wildcats are looking for back-to-back 3-0 starts in league play.
  • The team is ranked sixth in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 58.6 ppg
  • ACU has continued their balanced attack on offense with four players averaging at least eight points per game and eight averaging over five points per game
  • The Wildcats are coming off one of their best rebounding performances of the season with a plus-15 advantage over HBU including a 15-5 advantage on the offensive boards
  • The team's 9-11 (.818) performance at the free throw line against HBU was their best mark of the season and the first time the team shot better than 70 percent from the line

SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

  • The Lions put together a tough non-conference schedule and spent most of their early schedule on the road. The team played road games in Indiana, California, and Alabama.
  • SLU is led by senior transfer Keon Clergeot who is averaging just over 15 points per contest.
  • The team returns three starters and seven letterwinners from a season ago, but they also have eight newcomers with four of their new players starting a majority of this season.
  • SLU has struggled shooting this year, especially behind the arc, where they have only connected on 26 percent of their attempts.