HOUSTON -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team is back on the road for a matchup with Houston Baptist at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sharp Gymnasium. 
 
"Houston Baptist is scoring at a high clip," Cardinals coach Carson Cunningham said. "Their two leading scorers are experienced guards. We need to be locked in defensively and ready to execute on offense. Road games in the Southland are tough. The fellas will be ready to get after it."
 
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SERIES HISTORY
UIW (4-15, 1-7 SLC)  trails Houston Baptist (1-16, 1-7 SLC) in head-to-head matchups, 3-6. 
 
FRESHMEN FRENZY
Two Cardinals are among the top-3 scorers in the SLC among freshman - Keaston Willis is second with 12.3 PPG and Drew Lutz is fifth with 11.1 PPG. Vincent Miszkiewicz leads all freshmen in the conference in rebounds per game (7.8) and is third in the SLC in blocks per game (1.05) by a freshman.
 
LOTS OF LUTZ
Freshman guard Drew Lutz is top-10 in the SLC in free throws made (44), free-throw percentage (86.3) and assists per game (3.4). He's also second on the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game.
 
THREE-STON WILLIS
Freshman guard Keaston Willis is tied for sixth in the conference in 3-pointers made (46), shooting at a 34.1 percent clip. He's currently the leading scorer on the team with 12.3 points per game. 
 
MISZKIEWICZ MADNESS
Freshman forward Vincent Miszkiewicz is fifth in the conference in rebounds per game (7.8) and ninth in blocks per game (1.05).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

• The Huskies enter Wednesday's game having lost six consecutive contests, most recently falling at McNeese, 102-89, on Saturday.
• HBU allows a conference-high 101.2 points per game and ranks last in field goal percentage allowed (.541) and scoring margin (-19.3).
• The Huskies shoot well from outside the arc, ranking third in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (36.6).
• Offensive rebounding is a priority for the Huskies, pulling down an average of 12.9 rebounds per game on that end of the floor - good for second in the SLC.
• HBU employs a three-pronged attack, with Ian Dubose (20.2 PPG), Jalon Gates (16.1 PPG) and Myles Pierre (10.2 PPG) handling the bulk of the team's scoring responsibilities. 
• Dubose also leads the team in rebounds per game (7.2) and assists per game (3.5).
• Gates is one of the league's premier outside threats, sinking 58 threes on the season at an impressive 38.9 percent rate.

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