Southern Utah hosts Tarleton State after Duval's 29-point game

Tarleton State Texans (11-12, 2-8 WAC) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-15, 4-6 WAC)

Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah hosts Tarleton State after Elijah Duval scored 29 points in Southern Utah's 79-76 win over the Abilene Christian Wildcats.

The Thunderbirds are 6-2 on their home court. Southern Utah ranks third in the WAC with 24.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Jaiden Feroah averaging 5.0.

The Texans have gone 2-8 against WAC opponents. Tarleton State is 6-10 against opponents over .500.

Southern Utah is shooting 45.9% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 45.8% Tarleton State allows to opponents. Tarleton State has shot at a 45.4% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points below the 45.9% shooting opponents of Southern Utah have averaged.

The Thunderbirds and Texans square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Freddy Hicks is averaging 10.5 points and six rebounds for the Texans. Camron McDowell is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunderbirds: 4-6, averaging 76.5 points, 31.9 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 5.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.8 points per game.

Texans: 2-8, averaging 72.4 points, 26.3 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 10.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points.

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