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Jeremy Enlow

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball hosts Dixie State, Tarleton in final regular season games

ABILENE, Texas - Abilene Christian will look to bounce back from a last second loss at SFA on Saturday with two home games to close out the regular season. The Wildcats host Dixie State on Thursday night and Tarleton on Saturday and will be looking for a season sweep over each program. In their first meeting, the Wildcats earned a 64-50 win over the Trailblazers and just three weeks ago handed Tarleton a 77-63 loss. 

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SERIES HISTORY

 

VS Dixie State

  • ALL-TIME | 2nd meeting, Wildcats lead 1-0
  • LAST MEETING | Jan. 1, 2022, ACU W 64-50
  • STREAK | ACU W1
  • IN ABILENE | 0-0
  • IN ST. GEORGE | 1-0
  • NEUTRAL | 0-0

 

VS Tarleton

  • ALL-TIME | 83rd meeting, Texans lead 46-36
  • LAST MEETING | Feb. 12, 2022, ACU W 77-63
  • STREAK | ACU W2
  • IN ABILENE | 2-8
  • IN STEPHENVILLE | 1-8
  • NEUTRAL | 0-0

ACU Storylines (18-9, 9-7 WAC)

  • Last week, the Wildcats handed Lamar a huge loss before heading on the road where they dropped a close on to SFA. 
  • Coryon Mason surpassed 1,000 points for his career in the win over Lamar. 
  • Damien Daniels had a solid week for the Wildcats posting 11 assists and eight steals in their last two games. Daniels has had at least four assists in seven of the last eight games.
  • The Wildcats continue to lead the nation in forced turnovers (21.63) as well as turnover margin (+8.8). 

Scouting the Trailblazers (13-16, 6-10 WAC)

  • Despite losing their previous two games, Dixie State has earned some big wins in the last two weeks. The Trailblazers won on a last second three-point play, 61-60, over Grand Canyon and handed Utah Valley an 80-75 loss in overtime. 
  • Hunter Schofield leads the team in both scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg) and has four double-doubles on the season. 
  • In their last meeting with the Wildcats it was a defensive slugfest that featured 52 fouls called and 51 free throws attempted. 
  • Dancell Leter led the Trailblazers with 15 points the last time the two teams met and has scored in double figures in eight of his last 10 games. 

Scouting the Texans (14-5, 9-7 WAC)

  • Tarleton is riding a three-game win streak heading into the last week of competition but will make the trip to Sam Houston on Thursday before heading to Abilene for the regular season finale.
  • The Texans had 15 turnovers that led to 24 ACU points in the teams' first meeting this season. 
  • Shakur Daniel has returned from injury for the Texans. He saw his first action since December in their win over UTRGV on Feb. 24. 
  • Montre Gipson is leading the team with 15.1 points per game and scored 21 for the Texans in their first meeting with the Wildcats. 

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