DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After a home-opening win Monday night, the Wildcats are right back to Moore Gymnasium for a matchup with the NCCAA's Trinity Baptist, Wednesday Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Opponent: Trinity Baptist (1-4, 0-0 NCCAA DII South)
Time: 8 p.m. EST
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Moore Gymnasium
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Last Time Out
The Wildcats (1-2, 0-0 SWAC) looked sluggish to start Monday night's contest, as the Florida National hit six of 12 first-half three-pointers to jump in front by as much as twelve in the games opening 20 minutes.
The Wildcats entered the half down 32-26, but quickly regrouped out of the break, outscoring Florida National 45-25 in the second half. The Wildcats shot 63 percent from the field after the break, draining 17 of 27 shots and 4-8 from deep on the way to the win.
Marcus Garrett and Zion Harmon led the Wildcats with 19 points each. Harmon added 5 assists. Dylan Robertson led with ten rebounds.
Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles are 1-4 to start this season, not including an exhibition loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday. Most recently, Trinity Baptist fell, 91-59 to Thomas University Monday night.
Michael West and Xavier Rose lead the Eagles in scoring, averaging just over 7 points per game each.
Notes
- Marcus Garrett leads the Wildcats in scoring through three games, averaging 14 points per game. He averaged 13.6 points per game last season.
- Zion Harmon sits right behind Garrett with 13.3 points per game.
- Harmon has 14 assists through three games. His 4.7 assists per game rank second in the SWAC.
- The Wildcats are 22-33 from the charity stripe thus far this season.
History
The Wildcats are undefeated in five matchups all-time with the Eagles. Most recently, the Wildcats took down Trinity Baptist, 100-42, in 2019.
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