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Michael Martinez

Men's Basketball

Wildcats look to extend win streak on the road

ABILENE, Texas - The Wildcats earned an impressive road win over Tarleton this past Saturday and the team will put their win streak on the line as they head back on the road to face Sam Houston on Thursday night. It took a buzzer beater for the Bearkats to down ACU in the Teague Center in early January and the Wildcats will need to be in top form if they want to split the season series. ACU got a balanced performance in a great team win over Tarleton and they will need to replicate that on Thursday to push their win streak to seven. 

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SERIES HISTORY

 

VS Sam Houston

  • ALL-TIME | 40th meeting, Sam Houston leads 25-14
  • LAST MEETING | Jan. 8, 2022, SHSU W 65-63
  • STREAK | Sam Houston W1
  • IN ABILENE | 4-4
  • IN HUNTSVILLE | 1-6
  • NEUTRAL | 0-1

ACU Storylines (17-7, 8-5 WAC)

  • The team pushed their win streak to six on Saturday night with a solid win over Tarleton on the road. Five different Wildcats scored in double figures in the win, including Airion Simmons who has hit the double-digit mark in six straight. 
  • The Wildcats continue to turn opponents over at the highest rate in the country, averaging 21.62 forced turnovers per game. 
  • The team also leads the country with a +9.0 turnover margin with the second team sitting at a +6.1 turnover margin.
  • ACU currently sits in sixth place in the WAC standings which puts them in position for a first round bye in the tournament. A win over Sam Houston could help secure at least one bye in the tournament.

Scouting the Bearkats (15-11, 10-3 WAC)

  • Sam Houston sits in third place in the WAC standings with only three conference losses. 
  • The Bearkats' Savion Flagg leads the team in both points per game (19.4) and rebounds (7.8). When the teams met in January, Flagg had 25 of the team's 65 points.
  • The team's conference losses came at the hands of Tarleton, Seattle, and Utah Valley. 

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