Wildcats to face former Southland foe UIW Saturday afternoon

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Wildcats to face former Southland foe UIW Saturday afternoon

12/3/2021 1:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

ABILENE, Texas - After three games in a six-day stretch, the Wildcats are prepared to welcome the Cardinals of UIW to the Teague Center Saturday afternoon. A former Southland Conference rival and a soon to be WAC opponent, the two teams are well acquainted. The Wildcats earned wins in both meetings last season and are on an eight-game win streak against the Cardinals.

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SERIES HISTORY

ALL-TIME | 24th meeting (UIW leads, 12-11)
LAST MEETING | March 6, 2021 (ACU W, 85-60)
STREAK | ACU W8
IN ABILENE | Series tied, 6-6
IN SAN ANTONIO | UIW leads, 6-5

ACU Storylines

The Wildcats have earned three-straight wins over DIII opponents to open an eight-game homestand.
Last season ACU went 13-0 in the Teague Center and have pushed that record to 16-0 in the temporary facility.
Over the last three games, the Wildcats have been able to play 13 guys in each game with no player exceeding 20 minutes of action.
Coryon Mason is leading the team averaging 13 points per game and shooting nearly 50 percent from the field.
Through six games the Wildcats are leading the country in turnover margin (+11.3) and second in steals per game (13.2).

Scouting the Cardinals

UIW has had a tough start to the season with a 1-7 record including a loss to DIII Concordia (TX).
The Cardinals have five players averaging double-digit scoring including freshman Josh Morgan who is leading the way with 17.5 points per game.
The team returned just eight of their 15 players from last year's roster.
Johnny Hughes III is averaging 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

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