Williams and Missouri State host Sam Houston
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.99/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Sam Houston Bearkats (13-7, 5-4 CUSA) at Missouri State Bears (12-8, 6-3 CUSA)
Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State plays Sam Houston after Kobi Williams scored 21 points in Missouri State’s 62-57 win over the UTEP Miners.
The Bears have gone 9-2 at home. Missouri State has a 1-2 record in one-possession games.
The Bearkats are 5-4 in conference games. Sam Houston ranks second in the CUSA shooting 36.1% from 3-point range.
Missouri State makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points higher than Sam Houston has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Sam Houston has shot at a 46.7% rate from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points higher than the 43.9% shooting opponents of Missouri State have averaged.
The Bears and Bearkats match up Wednesday for the first time in CUSA play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keith Palek III is averaging 17.9 points, seven rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Bears. Williams is averaging 15.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 41.1% over the past 10 games.
Po’Boigh King is scoring 13.6 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Bearkats. Veljko Ilic is averaging 12.8 points and 8.7 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 7-3, averaging 76.3 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game.
Bearkats: 6-4, averaging 81.8 points, 37.6 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.