MARSHALL, Texas – With momentum going their way after three straight wins, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team will host Centenary College on Monday night. Centenary has taken the last two meetings and ETBU trails in the series, 11-7.
Below is the information about the game.
ETBU vs. Centenary College | Marshall, TX | Monday, Dec. 9th
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 7:30 PM
All-Time Series: CC 11-7
- Last ETBU Win: Nov. 15, 2017 (89-81)
- Last CC Win: Jan. 12, 2019 (81-61)
ETBU
- 4-1 following win over Hendrix College
- Jaden Conner led ETBU with 13 points while Robby Dooley recorded 12 points
- Averaging 88.2 points per game while conceding 78.4 points per game
- Grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game and dishing out 13.0 assists per game
- Dooley leads with 15.2 points per game
- Chris Haynes has a team-high 26 rebounds (5.2 per game)
- Landin Brown has 19 assists
- Outscored opponents by 19 points in the first half and 30 points in the second half for a 49-point difference in team scores
CC
- 2-3 this season after a loss to LeTourneau University.
- 1-3 against American Southwest Conference competition with the lone win against Howard Payne
- Snapped a six-game losing streak to ETBU with a season sweep last year
- Averaging 78.6 points per game, 41.8 rebounds per game, and 12.0 assists per game.
- Ty Prince (20.6 ppg), Cedric Harris (19.2 ppg), and Matthew Henton (19.0 ppg) are averaging double-figures in scoring.
- Prince has had three 20-plus point games this season. He also is leading the Gents in assists with 3.0 per game
- Henton is averaging 11.0 rebounds per game
