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03/12 03:42 CDT Utah Tech meets Abilene Christian in WAC Tournament
Utah Tech meets Abilene Christian in WAC Tournament
By The Associated Press
Abilene Christian Wildcats (14-18, 6-13 WAC) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (18-14,
11-7 WAC)
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 11:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trailblazers -2.5; over/under is 140.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah Tech squares off against Abilene Christian in the WAC
Tournament.
The Trailblazers have gone 11-7 against WAC teams, with a 7-7 record in
non-conference play. Utah Tech is 6-8 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Wildcats are 6-13 against WAC teams. Abilene Christian averages 13.5
turnovers per game and is 9-11 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Utah Tech averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the
5.9 per game Abilene Christian gives up. Abilene Christian averages 70.2 points
per game, 4.4 fewer than the 74.6 Utah Tech allows.
The teams play each other for the fourth time this season. Utah Tech won the
last meeting 85-81 on Feb. 27. Ethan Potter scored 25 to help lead Utah Tech to
the victory, and Chilaydrien Newton scored 27 points for Abilene Christian.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jusaun Holt is averaging 12 points and 3.3 assists for the
Trailblazers. Potter is averaging 15.7 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting
56.7% over the last 10 games.
Bradyn Hubbard is averaging 16.2 points and 1.8 steals for the Wildcats. Newton
is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trailblazers: 7-3, averaging 76.2 points, 31.7 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points per game.
Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 68.9 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 9.2 steals
and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.3 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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