Skip to main content

Staveskie, Incarnate Word Cardinals take on the Texas A&M-CC Islanders

Texas A&M-CC Islanders (10-9, 6-4 Southland) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-10, 4-6 Southland)

San Antonio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC visits Incarnate Word in Southland action Saturday.

The Cardinals are 8-1 in home games. Incarnate Word has a 3-5 record against opponents over .500.

The Islanders have gone 6-4 against Southland opponents. Texas A&M-CC ranks seventh in the Southland shooting 33.6% from 3-point range.

Incarnate Word averages 76.2 points, 9.5 more per game than the 66.7 Texas A&M-CC gives up. Texas A&M-CC averages 73.6 points per game, 1.9 more than the 71.7 Incarnate Word allows to opponents.

The Cardinals and Islanders match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Davion Bailey averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 18.3 points while shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc. Tahj Staveskie is shooting 39.2% and averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games.

Sheldon Williams is scoring 11.2 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Islanders. Mason Gibson is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, averaging 68.8 points, 29.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.

Islanders: 6-4, averaging 71.1 points, 32.5 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.8 points.

___

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

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story