Tarleton State Texans at Abilene Christian Wildcats

· WAC Tournament - 1st Round

Tarleton State Texans

14-17, 4-11 Away

Abilene Christian Wildcats

13-18, 9-5 Home

Abilene Christian plays in WAC Tournament against the Tarleton State

Game Preview

Tarleton State Texans (14-17, 5-13 WAC) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (13-18, 5-13 WAC)

Paradise, Nevada; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

Texans -1.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian plays in the WAC Tournament against Tarleton State.

The Wildcats are 5-13 against WAC opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Abilene Christian has an 8-15 record against opponents above .500.

The Texans are 5-13 against WAC teams. Tarleton State is the top team in the WAC scoring 14.7 fast break points per game.

Abilene Christian is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 44.7% Tarleton State allows to opponents. Tarleton State's 45.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.9 percentage points lower than Abilene Christian has given up to its opponents (49.1%).

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Texans won 65-62 in the last matchup on Feb. 17. Kade Douglas led the Texans with 24 points, and Bradyn Hubbard led the Wildcats with 24 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hubbard is shooting 40.0% and averaging 16.2 points for the Wildcats. Yaniel Rivera is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Freddy Hicks is scoring 9.3 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Texans. Douglas is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 3-7, averaging 66.0 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 9.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.

Texans: 3-7, averaging 64.9 points, 28.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

TV Channel: Tarleton State at Abilene Christian 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Abilene Christian: 47.5%

Tarleton State: 52.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TAR		ACU
L4	Streak	L4
73.1	Points Against	72.0
74.4	Points Per Game	69.8
45	Field Goal %	43
32	Three Point %	31
32.9	Rebounds Per Game	31.8
11.3	Assists Per Game	13.2
3.1	Blocks Per Game	2.8
10.4	Steals Per Game	9.8
0.7	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.8
15.1	Total Turnovers Per Game	15.1
73.1	Points Against	72.0

Game Information

Venue: Orleans Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2025-26 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Utah Valley	14-4	-	24-7
California Baptist	13-5	1	23-8
Utah Tech	11-7	3	18-14
UT Arlington	9-9	5	17-13
Southern Utah	6-12	8	10-21
Tarleton State	5-13	9	14-17
Abilene Christian	5-13	9	13-18