Posted: Feb 11, 2015
Central Methodist (12-10, 3-9) at Culver-Stockton (16-6, 8-4)
Thursday, Feb. 12 - 5:30 p.m. CT
Canton, Mo. - Charles Field House
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FAYETTE, Mo. - Central Methodist travels to Culver-Stockton (Mo.) for a Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) game Thursday at 5:30 p.m. CT.�
Fans not travelling to Canton, Mo., can follow the game via live video and statistics online and through updates on Central Methodist's Twitter account (@cmueagles).�
Culver-Stockton has won five of its last seven games and ended a seven-game losing streak to the Eagles Jan. 8 with a four-point victory inside Puckett Field House. The Wildcats rank�19th in NAIA Division I in rebound margin (6.5) and�3-point field goal percentage defense (0.280),�20th in offensive rebounds per game (15.2) and�rebound defense (35.2), 28th in field goal percentage (0.422),�29th in assist/turnover ratio (0.926),�32nd in scoring defense per game (62.0) and�33rd in scoring margin (8.9).�T.J. Hart is 28th in assists per game (4.1).�Larra Kubinski ranks 40th in blocks (24) and�50th in defensive rebounds per game (4.8).
Central Methodist Notes
Central Methodist has won three-straight games in Charles Field House by an average of 8.0 points per contest.
Central Methodist is 19-2 in the last two seasons when hitting at least 10 3-point shots and made a season-high 16 in Tuesday's 99-35 win over Crowley's Ridge (Ark.).
The Eagles lead NAIA Division I in 3-point field goals made per game (8.9) and rank third in�rebound margin (13.0), fourth�in defensive rebounds per game (31.6),�eighth in assists per game (16.9),�ninth in rebounds per game (45.7),�3-point field goal percentage defense (0.259),�3-point field goal percentage (0.356) and�field goal percentage (0.445),�11th in free throw percentage (0.725),�12th in field goal percentage defense (0.347),�15th in scoring margin (14.9),�17th in scoring offense per game (75.2) and rebound offense (1005),�24th in scoring defense per game (60.3),�27th in assist/turnover ratio (0.937) and�32nd in offensive rebounds per game (14.1).
Morgan Vetter leads NAIA Division I in 3-pointers made (92), while�Taylor McDowell is sixth (68).�Vetter is 19th in 3-point field goal percentage (0.402), while McDowell is 38th.�Cassidy Cotton ranks 20th in assist/turnover ratio (2.2).�Taylor Cornelison is 24th in defensive rebounds per game (5.8), while Jesse Ellis is 44th (5.0).�Cornelison is 25th in rebounds (187).�Vetter is 29th in points per game (16.3) and�47th in field goal percentage (0.406).
Vetter has made 219 3-pointers in two seasons in Fayette and is 29 shy of breaking April Smith's career record of 247, set between 1996-2000. The Eagles are 0-3 in the last two seasons when Vetter fails to make at least one bucket from distance in a game.
The Eagles have won 11 of their last 12 contests when�Burgandie Lewis�gets at least six rebounds and are 19-4 in the last two seasons in such instances.
Central Methodist is 33-2 in its last 35 games when holding opponents to 60 points or less.
The Eagles are 24-8 in the last three seasons when making at least 15 free throws in a game and have won eight of the last 10 such instances.
Central Methodist is 11-1 this season when dishing out 16 or more assists and 8-0 when making 30 or more baskets in a game.
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