ABILENE – Abilene Christian returns to Moody Coliseum on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest against Northern Arizona on Ugly Sweater Night.
ACU is 3-5 on the season after an overtime loss to Stephen F. Austin.
NAU comes in at 3-5 after a home victory against Pacific.
ACU Storylines
Non-Con at Home: This will be ACU's second non-conference home game of the season. The Cats lost to Prairie View A&M, 79-74, on Nov. 14 when PVAM went 33-of-34 from the free-throw line.
ACU Scoring: Ali Abdou Dibba leads a trio of three Wildcats averaging in double-figures at 14.2 points per game.
Airion Simmons gets 12.8 and
Hunter Jack Madden averages 12.4.
Airion All Over the Place: Airion Simmons is doing a little bit of everything. In addition to his 12.8 points, he leads the team with 5.3 rebounds and shares the team lead with 1.6 steals.
Repeat History: ACU will be looking to repeat history and end a three-game slide with a win over NAU. The Wildcats won last year, 92-82, in Flagstaff, scoring 53 points in the second half.
Immanuel Allen had 16 points for ACU in that game and the Cats also got double-figure scoring from
Hunter Jack Madden (11),
Airion Simmons (11) and
Cameron Steele (11).
Last Game: ACU lost to Stephen F. Austin in overtime on Saturday, 79-74. ACU played one of its better defensive games, forcing 29 turnovers.
Airion Simmons came up with six steals, falling one shy of tying a school Division I-era record.
Ali Abdou Dibba scored a team-high 21 points and was eight for nine from the free throw line.
Scouting NAU
- Northern Arizona is 3-5 this season after spanking Pacific 78-58.
- The Lumberjacks are 1-4 on the road this season.
- Trent McLaughlin leads the team with 14.8 points and 2 steals per game. He scored eight points in a 16-0 first-half run against Pacific that turned the game to NAU.
- NAU is eighth in the nation in three-point percentage defense, limiting opponents to 25.3 percent.
