Omier, Arkansas St. visit MVSU

Published Dec. 9, 2021 5:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Arkansas State (6-2) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0-6)

Harrison Complex, Itta Bena, Mississippi; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two forwards will be on display as Norchad Omier and Arkansas State will take on Robert Carpenter and Mississippi Valley State. The freshman Omier is averaging 14 points over the last five games. Carpenter, a junior, has scored 25 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 16.2 over his last five games.

TEAM LEADERSHIP: The Red Wolves are led by Omier and Desi Sills. Omier is averaging 13.1 points and 9.5 rebounds while Sills is putting up 15.9 points per game. The Delta Devils have been led by Carpenter and Caleb Hunter, who are averaging 13.5 and 11.3 points, respectively.CLUTCH CARPENTER: Carpenter has connected on 29.7 percent of the 37 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 11 of 37 over the last five games. He's also made 88.9 percent of his foul shots this season.

THREAT FROM DEEP: Mississippi Valley State's Hunter has attempted 41 3-pointers and connected on 29.3 percent of them, and is 8 of 32 over his last five games.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Red Wolves have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Delta Devils. Mississippi Valley State has 21 assists on 49 field goals (42.9 percent) over its past three outings while Arkansas State has assists on 53 of 83 field goals (63.9 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Arkansas State has attempted the second-most free throws among all Sun Belt teams. The Red Wolves have averaged 20.3 free throws per game and 24.3 per game over their last three games.

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