UAFS will look to make up some ground in the Heartland Conference and avenge an earlier loss to Dallas Baptist on Saturday when the Lions play the Patriots at The Burg Center in Dallas.
Tipoff will be 2 p.m.
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It will be the final game of the regular-season, home-and-home series between the two teams. Dallas Baptist won the first game 97-89 on Jan. 19 at the Stubblefield Center.
UAFS (9-14, 3-8) will look to snap a two-game losing streak. The Lions are coming off a heart-breaking 89-83 overtime loss to the Newman Jets on Thursday night at the Stubblefield Center.
The Lions are tied for eighth place in the conference, while the Patriots (16-7, 8-2), who have won three games in a row, have quietly moved into second place and are now only one-game behind conference leader and No. 2 nationally-ranked St. Edward's (20-2, 9-1), which was upset by Oklahoma Christian on Thursday night at the Eagles Nest in Oklahoma City.
It will be the first of four final regular-season games for the Lions, who will play at No. 2 St. Edward's on Feb. 16, host Texas A&M International on Feb. 21 and St. Mary's on Feb. 23 and play at Oklahoma Christian on Feb. 28.
UAFS averages 75 points per game with four players averaging double-figures in scoring – senior guard
Chris Crawford (17 ppg), junior guard
Tyler Williams (12.9 ppg), junior guard
Seth Hawley (11.7 ppg) and freshman forward
David Ward (11.2 ppg). Crawford leads the team in assists (4 apg).
The Lions average 34 rebounds per game – about five less than their opponents – and junior forward
Matt Morgan leads the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg). UAFS allows 75 points per game and forces 14 turnovers per game. Crawford leads the team in steals (1.7 spg), and Morgan leads the team in blocked shots (2 bpg).
Dallas Baptist averages 82 points per game with three players averaging double-figures in scoring – Chandler Jacobs (14.5 ppg), junior guard/forward Jonathyn Washington (13.2 ppg) and senior forward JT Harris (12.5 ppg). Junior guard Carter Brown leads the team in assists (3.6 apg).
The Patriots average 32 rebounds per game – about two less than their opponents – and sophomore forward Zach Lord leads the team in rebounding (6 rpg). Dallas Baptist allows 75 points per game and forces 14 turnovers per game. Brown leads the team in steals (1.7 spg), and Lord leads the team in blocked shots (1 bpg).
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