The Flames return to the Vines Center hoping to end a 6 game losing streak when they face Lamar University this afternoon at 2pm.
1. The Cardinals are 4-3 on the season.
They have wins over Austin College, Delaware State, Texas-Rio Grande Valley and Idaho State with losses to Fresno State, Rice, and UC Riverside.
2. Son of New York Yankee great and Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly, Preston Mattingly is a junior at Lamar.
Mattingly has played in all 7 games and is averaging 4.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
3. Lovell Cabbil was high school teammates with Lamar freshman Terrance Hubby.
Hubby has seen action in just 2 games for a total of 9 minutes this season.
4. Nick Garth is the Cardinals’ leading scorer averaging 14.6 points per game.
Lincoln Davis and Kevin Booze also average double figures scoring 12.4 and 11.7 points per game respectively.
5. The game will feature one of the top scoring offenses against one of the top scoring defenses in the country.
Lamar ranks #61 in the country in scoring offense, averaging 81.1 points per game while the Flames rank #59 in the country in scoring defense holding opponents to 65 points per game.
6. Head Coach Tic Price is 2-0 all-time against the Flames.
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Both of his previous meetings came when he was head coach at McNeese State.
7. This will be the first all-time meeting between the two squads.
KenPom gives the Flames a 37% chance of winning the game.
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