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03/06 03:43 CST Sam Houston visits Liberty following Decker's 30-point outing
Sam Houston visits Liberty following Decker's 30-point outing
By The Associated Press
Sam Houston Bearkats (21-9, 13-6 CUSA) at Liberty Flames (24-6, 16-3 CUSA)
Lynchburg, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Liberty plays Sam Houston after Brett Decker Jr. scored 30 points
in Liberty's 76-71 loss to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
The Flames have gone 13-2 at home. Liberty scores 78.4 points and has outscored
opponents by 8.3 points per game.
The Bearkats are 13-6 in CUSA play. Sam Houston is the CUSA leader with 36.5
rebounds per game led by Kashie Natt averaging 7.6.
Liberty makes 51.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.6
percentage points higher than Sam Houston has allowed to its opponents (42.1%).
Sam Houston averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes
per game than Liberty gives up.
The teams play for the second time this season in CUSA play. Liberty won the
last meeting 82-74 on Jan. 10. Zach Cleveland scored 23 points points to help
lead the Flames to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Decker is averaging 16.9 points for the Flames. Kaden Metheny
is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.
Po'Boigh King is scoring 14.4 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists
for the Bearkats. Jacob Walker is averaging 17.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 7-3, averaging 76.5 points, 23.1 rebounds, 16.4 assists,
5.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Bearkats: 8-2, averaging 82.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.1 steals
and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.9 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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