Missouri St. looks for home win vs Oral Roberts

Published Dec. 9, 2021 5:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Oral Roberts (5-4) vs. Missouri State (5-4)

JQH Arena, Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State looks for its fifth straight win over Oral Roberts at JQH Arena. The last victory for the Golden Eagles at Missouri State was a 72-52 win on Dec. 1, 2012.

LEADING THE CHARGE: Missouri State's Gaige Prim has averaged 17.4 points and 9.4 rebounds while Isiaih Mosley has put up 16.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. For the Golden Eagles, Max Abmas has averaged 21.5 points while DeShang Weaver has put up 10.8 points and 4.1 rebounds.

CREATING OFFENSE: Abmas has either made or assisted on 48 percent of all Oral Roberts field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has accounted for 22 field goals and 16 assists in those games.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: Missouri State is a perfect 5-0 when it holds an opponent to 66 points or fewer. The Bears are 0-4 when opponents score more than 66 points.

ASSIST RATIOS: The Golden Eagles have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Bears. Missouri State has an assist on 40 of 88 field goals (45.5 percent) across its previous three contests while Oral Roberts has assists on 40 of 79 field goals (50.6 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Oral Roberts as a team has made 13.4 3-pointers per game this season, which is tops among Division I teams. The Golden Eagles have averaged 15 3-pointers per game over their last three games.

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