Horne, Tulsa visit No. 23 CSU

Published Dec. 16, 2021 5:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Tulsa (5-5) vs. No. 23 Colorado State (10-0)

Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two forwards will be on display as Jeriah Horne and Tulsa will go up against David Roddy and No. 23 Colorado State. The senior Horne has scored 26 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 17.4 over his last five games. Roddy, a junior, is averaging 17.2 points over the last five games.

TEAM LEADERSHIP: Colorado State's Roddy has averaged 20.4 points and 7.7 rebounds while Isaiah Stevens has put up 14.1 points and 7.3 assists. For the Golden Hurricane, Horne has averaged 17.4 points and 7.2 rebounds while Sam Griffin has put up 16.2 points.

FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Stevens has had his hand in 46 percent of all Colorado State field goals over the last five games. Stevens has 24 field goals and 40 assists in those games.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Rams have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Golden Hurricane. Colorado State has 58 assists on 86 field goals (67.4 percent) across its past three outings while Tulsa has assists on 31 of 69 field goals (44.9 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The Colorado State offense is ranked 13th in the nation by scoring 83.4 points per game this year. Tulsa has only averaged 67.8 points per game, which ranks 208th.

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