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02/20 03:43 CST Northwestern State hosts Houston Christian after Thomas'
27-point game
Northwestern State hosts Houston Christian after Thomas' 27-point game
By The Associated Press
Houston Christian Huskies (10-17, 6-12 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons
(8-19, 6-12 Southland)
Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern State hosts Houston Christian after Micah Thomas
scored 27 points in Northwestern State's 75-64 loss to the McNeese Cowboys.
The Demons are 6-6 in home games. Northwestern State averages 10.9 turnovers
per game and is 6-8 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Huskies are 6-12 against conference opponents. Houston Christian allows
72.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 5.0 points per game.
Northwestern State's average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.6 per game Houston Christian gives up. Houston
Christian's 44.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4
percentage points lower than Northwestern State has given up to its opponents
(46.6%).
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season.
Houston Christian won the last matchup 82-80 on Jan. 20. Demari Williams scored
16 points to help lead the Huskies to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas is averaging 17.4 points for the Demons. Willie Williams
is averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.
Kylin Green is averaging 10.3 points and 4.7 assists for the Huskies. Demari
Williams is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Demons: 2-8, averaging 66.2 points, 28.1 rebounds, 12.8 assists,
6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.
Huskies: 5-5, averaging 67.2 points, 27.1 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.6 steals
and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.6 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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