Game Preview
Season on Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Knoxville Wampus Cats
(12-29)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(36-5)
Series Snapshot
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the season series 1-0.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 106-48.
Predicted Score
KNX
87
SOD
119
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5/1 | Season | KNX at SOD | 73 - 104 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Wampus Cats | 47.73% | 11.76% | 31.69% | 14.80% | 0.96 | 106.25 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 54.05% | 9.13% | 33.58% | 17.16% | 1.12 | 105.54 |
Projected Matchups
| KNX Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Metcalfe | 15.4 | 3.8 | 8.0 | Exc- | PG | -> | PG | Exc | 23.2 | 3.0 | 7.5 | Isaiah Stout |
| Elvis Hammond | 13.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | Avg | SG | ---> | SG | Exc | 14.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | Joshua Hughes |
| Peter Jenifer | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | Fair+ | SF | ---> | SF | Exc+ | 31.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | Justin Walker |
| Davion Philhower | 14.1 | 7.8 | 1.8 | Good+ | PF | --> | PF | Exc | 6.6 | 9.6 | 2.1 | Jared Wilson |
| Dante Clark | 16.3 | 11.4 | 1.3 | Good+ | C | <--- | C | Avg | 4.0 | 11.7 | 2.0 | Joshua Hocking |
| Zachary Hollis | 7.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | Good- | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 7.1 | 1.8 | 4.1 | Julio Bischof |
| Tyler Lewandowski | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Avg | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc+ | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Matthew Webb |
| Travis Hanley | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Good- | bSF | ---> | bSF | Good+ | 14.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | Brennan Arthur |
| Trent Stoll | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | Fair- | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Alexander Schmidt | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | Avg+ | bC | ---> | bC | Good+ | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | Nathaniel Waters |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.