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Williams and Missouri State host Sam Houston
By The Associated Press
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.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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