MBB opens homestand tomorrow night in Teague

ABILENE, Texas - After a week-long pause due to COVID-19 protocols, the Wildcats will be back on the hardwood tomorrow evening to host McMurry in their home opener. Abilene Christian sits at 1-2 on the season coming off a win over UT Arlington on Nov. 16, 80-71 in overtime. This game also starts a seven-game homestand for the Wildcats that extends through the month of December. Due to the late reschedule of the game, fans will not be able to watch this game via live stream, we hope to see you in Teague tomorrow night!

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SERIES HISTORY

The Wildcats hold a 64-24 lead in the all-time series but this will be just the third matchup between the teams since 1974, all coming since the 2018-19 season. ACU has won the last two meetings by an average of 42.5 points. 

ACU Storylines

• The Wildcats have gone into overtime in each of their last two games, including a double overtime thriller at Texas A&M. These were the first back-to-back OT games since Sam Houston and Central Arkansas in the 2019-20 season. 
• Mahki Morris and Coryon Mason are leading the Wildcats in scoring, both averaging 14.7 ppg over the first three games. 
• Seven different Wildcats have either matched or set new career-highs through the first three games. These marks were highlighted by Damien Daniels with nine assists against A&M, Airion Simmons with five steals against A&M, and Morris with 20 points in the win over UT Arlington.
• Immanuel Allen has been a bright spot in his return to action this fall after sustaining a serious knee injury in January. He led the team in scoring at Utah and hit the game-tying three as time expired against UTA to send the game to overtime. 
• Cameron Steele made his way into the starting lineup on opening night and has provided great minutes for ACU in the post. He is averaging nearly 32 minutes of action per game and scored a career-high 11 points against Texas A&M. 

Scouting the Warhawks

• McMurry is 1-4 on the season and will be in action at home tonight against George Fox University. The Warhawks won their season opener against Schreiner but have dropped the last four. 
• Michael Imariagbe and Remy Minor are leading the Warhawks in scoring this season, both averaging 17.2 points per game on the year. 
• The Warhawks are averaging just over 84 points per contest and have seven players who are averaging at least five points per game. 
• Imariagbe is also averaging a double-double with 11.8 rebounds per game. 

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