Nebraska Omaha hopes to end skid vs SIUE

Published Nov. 29, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (2-5) vs. Nebraska Omaha (1-5)

Baxter Arena, Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska Omaha looks to end its five-game losing streak as it takes on Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville fell short in a 70-65 game at Creighton on Saturday. Nebraska Omaha lost 97-40 to Purdue on Friday.

STEPPING UP: The versatile Ray'Sean Taylor is averaging 17.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and two steals to lead the charge for the Cougars. Shaun Doss Jr. is also a big contributor, putting up 11.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The Mavericks have been led by Kyle Luedtke, who is averaging eight points and five rebounds.

CREATING OFFENSE: Taylor has been directly responsible for 42 percent of all Southern Illinois-Edwardsville field goals over the last three games. Taylor has 22 field goals and 12 assists in those games.

SLIPPING AT 67: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 0-5 when it allows at least 67 points and 2-0 when it holds opponents to less than 67.

ASSIST RATIOS: The Cougars have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Mavericks. Nebraska Omaha has 22 assists on 48 field goals (45.8 percent) across its past three outings while Southern Illinois-Edwardsville has assists on 40 of 81 field goals (49.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville has posted an outstanding offensive rebound percentage of 37.6 percent, ranking the Cougars 22nd nationally in that category. The offensive rebound percentage for Nebraska Omaha sits at just 22.5 percent (ranked 300th).

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