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Cal Baptist plays UT Arlington, aims for 13th straight home win — and more

Cal Baptist plays UT Arlington, aims for 13th straight home win

UT Arlington Mavericks (15-12, 7-8 WAC) at Cal Baptist Lancers (19-8, 9-5 WAC)

Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal Baptist hosts UT Arlington looking to extend its 12-game home winning streak.

The Lancers have gone 12-0 at home. Cal Baptist leads the WAC in rebounding, averaging 36.7 boards. Thomas Ndong leads the Lancers with 6.8 rebounds.

The Mavericks have gone 7-8 against WAC opponents. UT Arlington scores 71.1 points while outscoring opponents by 3.7 points per game.

Cal Baptist is shooting 42.2% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 42.1% UT Arlington allows to opponents. UT Arlington has shot at a 44.7% clip from the field this season, 2.9 percentage points greater than the 41.8% shooting opponents of Cal Baptist have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time in conference play this season. Cal Baptist won 87-77 in the last matchup on Jan. 31. Dominique Daniels Jr. led Cal Baptist with 28 points, and Marcell McCreary led UT Arlington with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jayden Jackson is shooting 32.1% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 8.8 points. Daniels is shooting 38.9% and averaging 23.6 points over the past 10 games.

McCreary is scoring 13.4 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Mavericks. Raysean Seamster is averaging 11.7 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 51.1% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 8-2, averaging 68.5 points, 37.8 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points per game.

Mavericks: 3-7, averaging 69.9 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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

Prairie View A&M hosts Jackson State following Horne's 32-point showing

Jackson State Tigers (9-18, 8-6 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (11-17, 6-9 SWAC)

Prairie View, Texas; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M hosts Jackson State after Dontae Horne scored 32 points in Prairie View A&M's 84-82 loss to the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions.

The Panthers have gone 8-3 in home games. Prairie View A&M is the leader in the SWAC with 17.2 fast break points.

The Tigers are 8-6 in conference matchups. Jackson State allows 85.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 15.4 points per game.

Prairie View A&M is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 46.6% Jackson State allows to opponents. Jackson State averages 70.0 points per game, 9.7 fewer points than the 79.7 Prairie View A&M allows to opponents.

The teams play for the second time this season in SWAC play. Jackson State won the last matchup 82-78 on Jan. 17. Daeshun Ruffin scored 23 points to help lead the Tigers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lance Williams is averaging 9.4 points for the Panthers. Horne is averaging 27.5 points over the last 10 games.

Ruffin is averaging 23.5 points, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Tigers. Dorian McMillian is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 3-7, averaging 77.6 points, 29.0 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 76.1 points, 33.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.8 points.

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