ABILENE – Abilene Christian heads into the WAC Tournament as the No. 7 seed and faces sixth-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the first round at 10:30 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday.
The game will be carried by ESPN+ and live stats are available
here.
ACU heads into the tournament at 15-16 overall and 10-10 in the WAC while SFA charges in at 17-14 overall and 10-10 against the league.
The teams split the regular season series with each team winning on the road. Stephen F. Austin won in overtime in Abilene, 79-74, and the Cats got a 63-62 win in Nacogdoches.
ACU Storylines
US vs. THEM: In the regular season series,
Ali Abdou Dibba led the Cats with 21 points per game while
Hunter Jack Madden averaged 12.5 points and
Airion Simmons 11.5.
Leonardo Bettiol led the Cats with 5.5 rebounds per game. ACU shot only 37.6 percent from the field.
THEM vs. US: Stephen F. Austin shot 51 percent against the Wildcats with Matt Hayman averaging 18 points. Nana Antwi-Boasiako averaged 9.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the series.
TRENDING: The Wildcats in the last three games are shooting 46 percent from the field and have forced 15 turnovers per game.
Ali Abdou Dibba, over the last three games, leads the team with 15.7 points per game and
Leonardo Bettiol is getting 13.7 points and seven rebounds.
AGAINST THE FIELD: ACU went 5-9 against the WAC Tournament field this season with splits against California Baptist, SFA, Seattle, UT-Arlington and Grand Canyon. Utah Valley, and Tarleton State swept the series.
IN WAC GAMES: Ali Abdou Dibba averaged 16 points in 19 games to lead the Wildcats in WAC contests this season.
Airion Simmons averaged 13.6 points and
Hunter Jack Madden scored 12.5 points per conference game.
WINNING NUMBERS: The Wildcats shot 48.1 percent from the field in the 15 games they won this season.
Ali Abdou Dibba averages 17 points, followed by
Hunter Jack Madden at 14.3,
Airion Simmons at 12.5 and
Leonardo Bettiol at 10.4 in ACU wins.
LOOK AT US: The Wildcats lead the WAC and are 38th in the NCAA with a 2.7 turnover margin and 20th in the NCAA with 15 turnovers forced per game. The Cats also make 16.6 free throws per game, which is 30th in the NCAA.
Ali Abdou Dibba leads ACU at 15.5 points per game, followed by
Airion Simmons at 13.1 and
Hunter Jack Madden at 12.3.
SCOUTING SFA: Latrell Jossell averages a team-leading 12.5 points and Sadaidrienne Hall gets 10.7 points per game.
