ACU vs SFA (1-6-22)

This game should be an entertaining matchup between old Southland opponents. Both teams know each other quite well.

The Jacks' regular rotation features five players averaging greater than 40% from the 3-point line, but they also have two others (#3 Sadaidriene Hall and #14 Gavin Kensmil), who have split close to 600 minutes this season, and together they have attempted zero threes. This speaks to what I would call SFA’s blue-collar style in which players know their roles and fulfill them with excellence. Hall, a 6-5 freshman, and Kensmil, the 6-7 senior, are elite rebounders that the Cats will have to account for on every possession. The reserve 6-9 sophomore, Nana Antwi-Boasiako, is another force on the defensive glass.

Point guard David Kachelries (6’1 170) has seen the ACU scheme numerous times and is always a threat with the ball. He’ll look to get everyone involved, especially their leading scorer Kensmil (16.2 ppg). But the Jacks often put the ball back in Kachelries's hands after the defense collapses. The analytic stats show that over 30 percent of his made baskets are the result of someone else getting an assist. That’s a lot of catch-and-shoot opportunities.

Vegas seems to favor the Cats in this one, and ACU will need a great effort to secure the win. The last time SFA took the court on December 18th, they played Kansas to a standstill in Lawrence (population 94,934). I do wonder if that long layoff will have any impact on the outcome.

Women's is ppd. Is the men's also?

Hopefully, we’ll get a game in tonight. Looks like the matinee feature is wrestling.

This is about as ugly as it can get.

We are not running our normal offense.