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Walker leads Sam Houston against Delaware after 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Sam Houston Bearkats (21-8, 13-5 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (9-20,
5-13 CUSA)
Newark, Delaware; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston faces Delaware after Jacob Walker scored 23 points in
Sam Houston's 86-81 victory against the Missouri State Bears.
The Fightin' Blue Hens have gone 4-9 in home games. Delaware is 4-11 in games
decided by 10 points or more.
The Bearkats have gone 13-5 against CUSA opponents. Sam Houston is second in
the CUSA scoring 83.4 points per game and is shooting 47.2%.
Delaware averages 68.2 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 74.0 Sam
Houston allows. Sam Houston has shot at a 47.2% clip from the field this
season, 3.8 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of
Delaware have averaged.
The teams play for the second time this season in CUSA play. Sam Houston won
the last meeting 72-60 on Jan. 9. Po'Boigh King scored 22 points to help lead
the Bearkats to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justyn Fernandez is scoring 16.8 points per game with 4.8
rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Fightin' Blue Hens. Christian Bliss is
averaging 19.4 points and 5.6 assists over the past 10 games.
King is scoring 14.4 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the
Bearkats. Walker is averaging 14.9 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 73.5 points, 26.0 rebounds,
10.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.
Bearkats: 9-1, averaging 81.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.5 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.4 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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