Sam Houston visits Western Kentucky on 3-game road skid

Sam Houston Bearkats (8-9, 1-6 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (13-5, 4-2 CUSA)

Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston will attempt to break its three-game road slide when the Bearkats face Western Kentucky.

The Hilltoppers are 7-2 in home games. Western Kentucky is the top team in the CUSA with 16.3 assists per game led by Alexis Mead averaging 3.9.

The Bearkats are 1-6 in CUSA play. Sam Houston is 3-7 against opponents over .500.

Western Kentucky averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, 4.2 more made shots than the 3.5 per game Sam Houston allows. Sam Houston averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.7 fewer made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Western Kentucky gives up.

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The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mead is averaging 13.4 points, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals for the Hilltoppers. Destiny Salary is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

Deborah Ogayemi is shooting 47.3% and averaging 11.3 points for the Bearkats. Sydnee Kemp is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hilltoppers: 6-4, averaging 69.6 points, 25.8 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 10.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Bearkats: 3-7, averaging 58.2 points, 29.8 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 10.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 34.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.