Lamar hosts Abilene Christian, aims to end home slide

Abilene Christian Wildcats (12-7, 4-5 WAC) at Lamar Cardinals (2-20, 0-9 WAC)

Beaumont, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Lamar -10.5; over/under is 135

BOTTOM LINE: Lamar plays Abilene Christian looking to end its six-game home losing streak.

The Cardinals are 2-7 on their home court. Lamar averages 11.8 turnovers per game and is 0-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Wildcats are 4-5 in WAC play. Abilene Christian is eighth in the WAC with 9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Airion Simmons averaging 1.8.

The Cardinals and Wildcats square off Saturday for the first time in WAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Roberts is averaging 13.7 points for the Cardinals. Brock McClure is averaging 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds over the past 10 games for Lamar.

Coryon Mason is scoring 11.9 points per game with 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Wildcats. Simmons is averaging 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games for Abilene Christian.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 0-10, averaging 53.7 points, 33.2 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points per game.

Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 69.6 points, 26.0 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 10.0 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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