CEDAR CITY, UTAH -- The SUU Men's Basketball team will have two more games at home this season, on Thursday, Feb 29, against Abilene Christian and on Sat, March 2, against Tarleton St.

Both games will tip off at 6:30 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+, or you can follow along with live stats. 

The T-Birds sit at 9-18 on the year and 4-12 in WAC play—currently three games behind Abilene Christian, Stephen F Austin, and California Baptist for the eighth seed. 

During the road trip earlier this season, SUU beat ACU and TSU on the road. Defeating ACU 82-67 and TSU 73-70. 

The Wildcats
ACU is 12-15 on the year and 7-9 in conference play. They are currently on a W4 streak and are coming off their biggest win of the year, defeating No. 1-seeded Grand Canyon at home. 

Ali Abdou Dibba has really come on for the Wildcats, now averaging just under 16 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and a team-leading 36 steals. He's only attempted 40 three pointers on the year but makes 35% of them. 

Airion Simmons has been a force inside all season long. Averaging 13 points and six rebounds. 

Hunter Jack Madden is the best three-point shooter on the team, shooting 42% on the season to help him get 12.6 points per game. 

Kavion McClain leads the team in assists with 97 on the year. 

The Texans
The Texans are 20-7 on the year and 13-3 in conference play, just one game back from the conference leaders, GCU, who the Texans beat in Tarleton. 

TSU is currently on a W8 streak and is making a run for the regular season conference title. 

They will play at Utah Tech on Thursday before heading to Cedar City. 

The Texans are led by Jakorie Smith, who is averaging just under 16 points a game on 42/35/80 percent shooting splits. 

Devon Barnes has been phenomenal late in the season for the Texans, averaging 27.5 points per game in his last two. He is up to 12.3 per game on the season. Emmanuel Innocenti leads the team in assists and steals with 75 and 47. 

KiAndre Gaddy averages 12 points and seven rebounds while shooting 55% from the field. 

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