Southeast Mo. squares up against Portland
Southeast Missouri (3-2) vs. Portland (5-2)
Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center, San Antonio; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland goes up against Southeast Missouri in a non-conference matchup. Each team last played this past Friday. Southeast Missouri beat Incarnate Word by three points on the road, while Portland is coming off of a 69-66 loss to Montana State.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: Portland's Moses Wood has averaged 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds while Tyler Robertson has put up 13.2 points and five rebounds. For the Redhawks, Eric Reed Jr. has averaged 16.4 points while Chris Harris has put up 11.8 points.
KEY FACILITATOR: Robertson has either made or assisted on 41 percent of all Portland field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has accounted for 17 field goals and 14 assists in those games.
UNDEFEATED WHEN: Portland is a perfect 5-0 when the team records at least seven offensive rebounds. The Pilots are 0-2 this season when they fail to reach that mark.
PASSING FOR POINTS: The Redhawks have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Pilots. Portland has an assist on 35 of 76 field goals (46.1 percent) across its previous three matchups while Southeast Missouri has assists on 34 of 71 field goals (47.9 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Southeast Missouri has attempted the eighth-most free throws in all of Division I. The Redhawks have averaged 25.6 free throws per game.
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