Thursday, February 20 - 5:30 p.m. CT
Fayette, Mo. - Puckett Fieldhouse
Promotion: Dinner in the House
Live Video, Audio, Stats, Chat: CMUEagles.com
Talent: Curtis Hicks
Twitter:�@cmueagles
FAYETTE, Mo. - No. 20 Central Methodist looks for its fifth-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference win Thursday when the Eagles host Evangel (Mo.). Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. CT.
Thursday's contest is the second in two weeks between the Eagles and Crusaders. Central Methodist defeated Evangel, 78-63, on Feb. 6 and has won two straight in the series dating back to last season.
Live video, audio, stats, chat and Twitter updates will be available Thursday.
Thursday is the second annual "Dinner in the House" game. The Central Methodist athletic department and Fresh Ideas will serve dinner on the practice court inside Puckett Fieldhouse starting at 5 p.m. Central Methodist staff and students can pay for dinner on their meal plan; otherwise, cost is $6 per person.
Last Time Out: Graceland 72, Evangel 71; Central Methodist 75, Avila 72
Last Meeting: Central Methodist 78, Evangel 63 (Feb. 6, 2014 - Springfield, Mo.)
Statistical Leaders
Scoring: EU - Allison Swanson (17.2); CMU - Morgan Vetter (16.5)
Rebounding: EU - Swanson (7.1); CMU - Taylor Cornelison (7.6)
Assists: EU - Amanda Landolt (2.6); CMU - Kyra Williams (4.5)
Steals: EU - Tiaunshe Brown (1.5); CMU - Nakia Robinson (1.2)
Blocked Shots: EU - Swanson (1.4); CMU - Williams (0.9)
FG Pct.: EU - Swanson (.536); CMU - Cornelison (.585)
3FG Pct.: EU - Jessica Lessmann (.426); CMU - Vetter (.477)
FT Pct.: EU - Swanson (.790); CMU - Robinson (.849)
Game Notes: Evangel has allowed an average of 76.4 points in its last five road games ...Central Methodist recorded 10 steals last Saturday against Avila, its highest total in conference play this season ... Crusaders G Bailey Irvine dished out a season-high seven assists last Saturday against Graceland ... Eagles G Nakia Robinson scored a career-high 21 points in the first meeting of the season against Evangel, her first 20-point performance since Dec. 4, 2010 against Avila.
| Team Matchup | CMU | EVAN |
| Current Record | 19 - 5 | 7 - 17 |
| Scoring | 1888 | 1675 |
| Points Per Game | 78.667 | 69.792 |
| Scoring Margin | 16.958 | -4.167 |
| Field Goals | 685 | 551 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 0.465 | 0.409 |
| 3-pt FG | 210 | 138 |
| 3-point FG Percent | 0.390 | 0.306 |
| 3-point FG made per game | 8.750 | 5.750 |
| Free Throws | 308 | 437 |
| Free throw pct | 0.720 | 0.706 |
| Rebounds | 1067 | 818 |
| Rebounds per game | 44.458 | 34.083 |
| Rebounding Margin | 8.792 | -4.708 |
| Assists | 457 | 306 |
| Assists per game | 19.042 | 12.750 |
| Turnovers | 394 | 397 |
| Turnovers per game | 16.417 | 16.542 |
| Turnover margin | -1.958 | 1.083 |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.160 | 0.771 |
| Steals | 151 | 172 |
| Steals per game | 6.292 | 7.167 |
| Blocks | 64 | 57 |
| Blocks per game | 2.667 | 2.375 |
