UAFS will make a brief road trip to the Lone Star State on Saturday when the Lions play the Lubbock Christian Chaps in a Heartland Conference game at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Tipoff will be 3 p.m.
Live statistics and
live stream will be available.
UAFS (9-12, 3-6) will look to pick up its second conference road win of the season and build on its hard-fought, overtime win against Rogers State on Wednesday night at the Stubblefield Center.
It will be the final game of the regular-season series between UAFS and Lubbock Christian (13-7, 4-4), who beat the Lions 82-69 on Dec. 1 at the Stubblefield Center. The Chaps are tied for fourth in the conference, while the Lions are tied for seventh.
The Lions average 75 points per game with four players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior guard
Chris Crawford (17.5 ppg), junior guard
Tyler Williams (12.8 ppg), junior guard
Seth Hawley (12 ppg) and freshman forward
David Ward (11 ppg). Crawford also leads the team in assists (4.1 apg).
UAFS averages 34 rebounds per game, and junior
Matt Morgan leads the team in rebounds (6.2 rpg). The Lions allow 74 points per game and force 14 turnovers per game. Crawford leads the team in steals (1.8 spg), and Morgan leads the team in blocked shots (2 bpg).
Lubbock Christian snapped a two-game losing streak on Thursday night with a 78-70 home win against Newman at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas.
The Chaps average 75 points per game with two players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior forward Brennen Fowler (18.5 ppg) and senior guard Isaac Asrat (16.7 ppg). Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Copley leads the team in assists (3.6 apg).
Lubbock Christian out-rebounds its opponents by almost four rebounds per game (34.4-30.6), and Fowler leads the team in rebounding (9.4 rpg). The Chaps allow 71 points per game and force 15 turnovers per game. Fowler leads the team in steals (1 spg) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg).
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