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CONWAY, Ark. – There is good news and bad news regarding the University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball's next opponent, Central Arkansas: the good news is the Cardinals are 6-0 all-time against UCA; the bad news is the Bears have the 5
th-ranked scorer in the nation in Jordan Howard.
FIRST TIP
The last two games between the Cardinals and Bears have been a combined three points. UIW won in Conway last season, 81-80, as
Shawn Johnson made two free throws with a couple of seconds left in regulation.
SCOUTING THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS
207-18: 8-9 overall, 2-2 SLC
Last Game: W 100-91 (2 OT) at Lamar (1/6)
Head Coach: Russ Pennell
Key Players:
#1 Jordan Howard – 17 GP, 23.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 54 ASTS, 22 STLS, 40.1 3PT%
#10 Mathieu Kamba – 17 GP, 12.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 31 ASTS, 18 STLS, 17 BLKS, 44.1 3PT%
#15 Hayden Koval – 16 GP, 8.8 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 39 BLKS, 17 ASTS, 7 STLS
Summary: Earning his first start, DeAndre Jones posted a triple-double (13 pts, 11 rbs, 11 asts) in leading Central Arkansas to a 100-91 double-overtime win over host Lamar on Jan. 6.
Jordan Howard is 5th nationally with 23.9 points per game, trailing such players as Oklahoma's Trae Young. Mathieu Kamba is second on the team in scoring (12.9) and tops in rebounding (6.2). His 17 blocks trail team leader Hayden Koval's 39. As a team, the Bears lead the conference in 3-point field-goal percentage (37.1), 2nd in 3s made (8.7), 5th in scoring margin (+2.8), and last in rebounding (-4.1).
THE CARDINAL FILE
2017-18: 5-8 overall, 0-3 SLC
Last Game: L 85-74 vs. Sam Houston State (1/6)
Head Coach: Ken Burmeister
Key Players:
#3
Simi Socks – 13 GP, 11.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 7 BLKS
#13
Charles Brown III – 11 GP, 11.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 13 ASTS
#41
Shawn Johnson – 13 GP, 10.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 35.3 3PT%, 26 ASTS, 27 STLS, 20 BLKS
Summary: UIW is on a season-high five-game losing streak following an 85-74 loss to Sam Houston State on Jan. 6 from the McDermott Center. Freshman
Cody Graham scored a career-high 15 points in his first-collegiate start, while junior
Charles Brown III dropped a game-high 21 points on 86 percent shooting (6-for-7).
Shawn Johnson is T-3rd in the conference with 2.1 steals per game, 9th with 6.7 rebounds per contest, and T-6th with 1.5 blocked shots per tilt. As a team, the Cardinals are tops in the conference and ranked in the Top-40 nationally with 5.15 blocks per game. They are 9th in the SLC in scoring margin (-2.1) and 12th in rebounding (-3.9).
UP NEXT
UIW plays at Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPN3.
STAY TUNED
The Cardinals return home to face the other Cardinals of Lamar next Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
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