Seattle U Redhawks and the Texas State Bobcats square off in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Texas State Bobcats (6-2) vs. Seattle U Redhawks (4-1)

Las Vegas; Friday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Texas State and Seattle U square off at Resorts World Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Redhawks are 4-1 in non-conference play. Seattle U has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Bobcats have a 6-2 record in non-conference games. Texas State is the leader in the Sun Belt allowing only 62.4 points per game while holding opponents to 38.4% shooting.

Seattle U makes 53.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 14.6 percentage points higher than Texas State has allowed to its opponents (38.4%). Texas State averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Seattle U gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Maldonado is scoring 20.2 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Redhawks. Will Heimbrodt is averaging 16.3 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 54.3%.

Dimp Pernell averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 9.4 points while shooting 42.3% from beyond the arc. DJ Hall is averaging 12 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.