JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The ACU men's basketball team closed out its two-game run in the
Jacksonville Classic, presented by Just Play, with a 92-58 loss to William & Mary on Tuesday evening.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 4-3. ACU led for just 24 seconds of game time early in the first half as the Tribe shot 64.7% for the game, including an eye-popping 77% in the second half.
The Wildcats trailed 39-32 at the break, but William & Mary exploded for 20 fast break points in the second half.
Stat Pack
- Bradyn Hubbard and Christian Alston paced ACU with 10 points a piece. Hubbard also led the Wildcats with seven rebounds.
- A night after grabbing 19 offensive rebounds, ACU again cleaned up the glass with 14 boards off their own makes compared to just five by William & Mary. However, the Wildcats could only turn that advantage into eight second chance points.
- Yaniel Rivera made 3-of-8 shots from distance, but the rest of the Cats were just 3-of-19 on 3-point attempts.
- RIch Smith had his fourth game of the season with at least five assists. He leads ACU with 25 on the year (an average of 4.2 per game).
Up Next
The Wildcats return to Moody Coliseum for a matchup against Jarvis Christian on Friday at 3 p.m. with a special buy one ticket, get two free promotion.
It will be the next-to-last chance to see ACU play at home until WAC games begin on New Year's Day. The Wildcats also host New Mexico State on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m.
All ACU home basketball games are streamed on ESPN+.
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