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Houston, Texas – After having its season-high four-game winning streak at the hands of McNeese Thursday night, the Cardinals will look to start a new winning streak Saturday when they tip off against the HBU Huskies at 7 p.m. from Sharp Gym.
 
OPENING TIP
 
UIW commands the all-time series, 20-2, and won the previous meeting between the two schools last month in the Alamo City behind Jalin Hart and Simi Socks' 23 and 22 points, respectively.
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
 
2016-17 Record: 8-12 (4-6 SLC)
Last Game: L 90-79 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/1)
Head Coach: Ron Cottrell (26th season)
Key Players:
#5 Colter Lasher – 14.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 55 asts, 22 stls, 30 made 3-pointers
#15 Reveal Chukwujekwu – 11.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 33 asts, 15 stls, 80.8 FT%
#44 Josh Ibarra – 11.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 14 blks, 58.3 FG%
Summary: HBU has lost five of its last six games, including an 82-77 defeat at UIW last month. The Huskies fell at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 90-79, despite 21 points from leading scorer Colter Lasher on Wednesday.
 
Lasher's 14.6 points per game ranks him 11th in the conference, while Reveal Chukwujekwu's 7.4 rebounds per game places him 5th in the SLC and 7th with a 79.7 free throw percentage. Braxton Bonds is T-12th with 3.0 assists per game and 5th with 1.8 steals per contest. As a team, the Huskies are 7th in the SLC with -0.7 scoring margin (76.3-77.3) and 3rd with a +3.8 rebounding margin (37.6-33.8).
 
THE CARDINAL FILE
 
2016-17 Record: 10-11 (5-5 SLC)
Last Game: L 87-79 vs. McNeese (2/2)
Head Coach: Ken Burmeister (11th season)
Key Players:
#41 Shawn Johnson – 14.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 33 asts, 25 blks, 25 stls, 43.1 3PT%
#3 Simi Socks – 15.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 29 asts, 11 blks, 19 stls, 83.0 FT%
#1 Jalin Hart – 15.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 102 asts, 34 stls
Summary: UIW had its season-high four-game winning streak snapped by McNeese Thursday night, 87-79, in San Antonio. Jalin Hart (22) and Simi Socks (21) combined for 43 points in the loss.
 
On the season, Socks is 6th in the SLC with 15.8 points per game, while Hart is 8th (15.0) and Shawn Johnson is 10th (14.9). Johnson is 8th on the boards, averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, while he is 3rd in both 3-point field goal percentage (43.1) and 3s made per game (2.5). Hart is T-2nd and 2nd in assists per game (4.9) and assist/turnover ratio (+1.9). Socks' 83.0 free throw percentage ranks him 3rd in the SLC. Devin Wyatt's 2.3 blocks per game rank him 2nd in the SLC and 29th nationally. As a team, the Cardinals are 9th in the SLC with a -3.1 scoring margin (77.6-80.7) and 11th with a -4.7 rebounding margin (34.0-38.7).
 
UP NEXT
 
UIW plays the second of two games against Stephen F. Austin on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. in Nacogdoches. The game will be shown live on the American Sports Network.
 
STAY TUNED
 
The Cardinals will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app when they take on conference leader Sam Houston State on Friday, Jan. 11 at 6:15 p.m.
 
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