Walker leads Sam Houston against Delaware after 23-point game
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Sam Houston Bearkats (21-8, 13-5 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (9-20, 5-13 CUSA)
Newark, Delaware; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston faces Delaware after Jacob Walker scored 23 points in Sam Houston’s 86-81 victory against the Missouri State Bears.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens have gone 4-9 in home games. Delaware is 4-11 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Bearkats have gone 13-5 against CUSA opponents. Sam Houston is second in the CUSA scoring 83.4 points per game and is shooting 47.2%.
Delaware averages 68.2 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 74.0 Sam Houston allows. Sam Houston has shot at a 47.2% clip from the field this season, 3.8 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of Delaware have averaged.
The teams play for the second time this season in CUSA play. Sam Houston won the last meeting 72-60 on Jan. 9. Po’Boigh King scored 22 points to help lead the Bearkats to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justyn Fernandez is scoring 16.8 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Christian Bliss is averaging 19.4 points and 5.6 assists over the past 10 games.
King is scoring 14.4 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Bearkats. Walker is averaging 14.9 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin’ Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 73.5 points, 26.0 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.
Bearkats: 9-1, averaging 81.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.