Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
The IUPUI Jaguars (3-19. 0-11 Horizon) are on the road Sunday for a Horizon League game against the Cleveland State Vikings (13-9. 8-3 Horizon) at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. IUPUI was defeated by Purdue Fort Wayne 81-75 on Thursday and the Jaguars have lost each of their last nine. IUPUI is the only winless team remaining in Horizon League play. Cleveland State defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 79-74 on Friday for their second consecutive victory and fifth in the last six. Cleveland State is tied for second in the Horizon League one game behind first place Northern Kentucky. IUPUI will play without Bryce Monroe, while Daylan Hamilton and Amhad Jarrard are questionable. Cleveland State does not have any injuries.
IUPUI is scoring an average of only 63.1 (344th) points per game, while shooting 44.3% (202nd) overall and 27.7% (360th) from behind the three-point line. The Jaguars defense is giving up far too many points at a rate of 75.6 (327th) points per game. opponents are shooting 47.0% (345th) overall and 37.2% (337th) from behind the three-point line against the Jaguars defense.
The leading scorer for IUPUI is Jlynn Counter with an average of 14.2 points per game while shooting 49.8% overall but only 19.4% from behind the line. Second leading scorer Bryce Monroe with an average of 12.0 points per game is out injured, while third leading scorer Vincent Brady II is scoring an average of 10.3 points per game while shooting 45.3% overall and 33.9% from long range. Counter is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 per contest . Chris Osten is the king of the boards with an average of 6.0 rebounds per game and as a team IUPUI averages 30.8 rebounds per contest. Daylan Hamilton, who is questionable, is the leader in steals with an average at 1.3 per game while Jonah Carrasco is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 0.9 swats per contest.