Abilene Christian puts home win streak on the line against Tarleton State

Tarleton State Texans (14-16, 9-8 WAC) at Abilene Christian Wildcats (19-9, 10-7 WAC)

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BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian hosts Tarleton State trying to prolong its five-game home winning streak.

The Wildcats have gone 13-3 in home games. Abilene Christian leads the WAC averaging 77.5 points and is shooting 43.8%.

The Texans are 9-8 in conference games. Tarleton State has a 6-15 record against opponents over .500.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Abilene Christian won 77-63 in the last matchup on Feb. 13. Airion Simmons led Abilene Christian with 15 points, and Montre' Gipson led Tarleton State with 21 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Coryon Mason is averaging 12.2 points for the Wildcats. Simmons is averaging 13.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals over the last 10 games for Abilene Christian.

Gipson is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Texans. Noah McDavid is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Tarleton State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 78.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 11.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.

Texans: 6-4, averaging 64.6 points, 26.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.

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