ON DECK IN THE AMERICAN
Two American Athletic Conference teams will have a chance to take down a ranked opponent this week. Memphis will travel to Milwaukee to take on No. 23 Marquette on Wednesday at 8 p.m., while SMU will host No. 13 Baylor on Thursday at 8 p.m.
POINDEXTER ON A TEAR
Tulsa’s Temira Poindexter has started the season scoring 20 or more points in five of the seven games Tulsa has played, including all three games last week. She leads The American in scoring at 23.3 points per game. She is 8th in the NCAA in points per game and 2nd in total points (163). Her 56 three-point attempts are 9th in the NCAA. Poindexter also entered the Top 20 in career blocks in The American with 101 over her three-year career.
BENEFITING FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE
North Texas leads the nation in free throw attempts per game, going to the line 29.3 times per game. Their 19.9 makes per game is fifth in the nation. The charity stripe has been kind to UAB as well, as the Blazers are making 81.5 percent of their free throws – the 9th best percentage in the NCAA.
FROM BEHIND THE ARC
South Florida freshman guard Vittoria Blasigh has made 26 three-pointers this season – the third most in the country, as of November 28. She has attempted the 5th most with 59 and is connecting on 44.1 percent of her three-point attempts.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
American teams have posted a combined home record of 31-5 this season. Heading into the week, six programs have multiple home wins without a loss this season, including UAB and South Florida who are both 4-0.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27
UAB 85, Jacksonville State 78 (OT)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Wichita State vs SE Louisiana_________________ 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29
East Carolina vs Hampton_____________________ 11 a.m.
Charlotte vs Mercer__________________________ 5:30 p.m.
UAB vs Mississippi Valley State________________ 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Nebraska___________________ 8 p.m.
Rice vs Texas Southern_______________________ 8 p.m.
Memphis at 23/23 Marquette___________________ 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
South Florida vs Charleston Southern__________ 11 a.m.
UTSA vs Texas State__________________________ 6 p.m.
SMU vs 13/16 Baylor____________________________ 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
Tulsa at Missouri State_______________________ 7 p.m.
Wichita State vs Saint Louis___________________ 7 p.m.
Temple vs Xavier_____________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulsa at TCU_________________________________ 7:30 p.m.
North Texas vs Pepeprdine____________________ 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
Charlotte at VCU_____________________________ 1 p.m.
Rice at A&M-Corpus Christi____________________ 2 p.m.
East Carolina vs Coppin State_________________ 2 p.m.
Memphis vs Troy_____________________________ 3 p.m.
Temple vs Pacific____________________________ 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
UTSA vs UTEP________________________________ 1 p.m.
UAB vs Auburn_______________________________ 3:30 p.m
All times Eastern and subject to change
