By Canadian Press on February 21, 2025.
East Texas A&M Lions (3-24, 1-15 Southland) at SE Louisiana Lions (17-10, 11-5 Southland) Hammond, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SE Louisiana hosts East Texas A&M after Jakevion Buckley scored 25 points in SE Louisiana’s 88-82 loss to the McNeese Cowboys. The SE Louisiana Lions have gone 7-3 at home. SE Louisiana averages 73.1 points while outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game. The East Texas A&M Lions are 1-15 against Southland opponents. East Texas A&M has a 1-13 record in games decided by at least 10 points. SE Louisiana is shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 47.5% East Texas A&M allows to opponents. East Texas A&M averages 63.9 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 69.6 SE Louisiana allows to opponents. TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Hines Jr. is averaging 16.6 points and 6.3 rebounds for the SE Louisiana Lions. Buckley is averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the East Texas A&M Lions, scoring 8.3 points while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc. Scooter Williams Jr. is averaging 11.5 points over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: SE Louisiana Lions: 8-2, averaging 75.2 points, 34.1 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game. East Texas A&M Lions: 1-9, averaging 65.4 points, 26.2 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 15