The Sam Houston State Bearkats (13-10, 6-2 C-USA) take to the road on Thursday with a visit to Jacksonville, Alabama and the Pete Mathews Coliseum for a Conference-USA showdown with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11-12, 3-5 C-USA). Sam Houston State was defeated by FIU 68-61 last Saturday, which snapped a three-game winning streak for the Bearkats and knocked them out of a first place tie in the Conference-USA with Louisiana Tech. Jacksonville State was defeated by New Mexico State 67-65 last Saturday. The Gamecocks have lost two straight and five of the last six. Sam Houston's Jaden Ray is questionable and has missed each of the last four games. Jacksonville State’s Andres Burney is questionable and has missed each of the last three games.
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Sam Houston State is scoring an average of 71.3 points per game which is only 256th in the nation. The Bearkats are shooting only 40.8% overall which is 333rd and 33.0% from three point land which is 228th. Sam Houston State is shooting 71.6% from the free throw line which is 183rd. Lamar Wilkerson is the leading scorer for Sam Houston State with an average of 14.1 points per game and Davon Barnes is tied for the lead in scoring with an average of 14.1 points. Jaden Ray, who is questionable and has missed four straight games, is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 per game.
The Bearkats defense is holding opponents to an average of 71.1 points per game, which is 162nd. Opponents are shooting 43.7% overall and 31.9% from 3-point land which are 195th and 95th respectively. Sam Houston State averages 39.0 reb ounds per game led by Kian Scroggins with an average of 5.9 boards per contest. Damon Nicholas Jr is the leader in steals with an average of 1.5 per game and Soulemane Doumbia is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.1 per contest.