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Season on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Santiago Sharks
(3-3)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Santiago Sharks leads the all-time series 25-23.
Predicted Score
SCL
92
SOD
114
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Sharks | 50.90% | 10.39% | 30.19% | 12.64% | 1.02 | 104.03 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 36.68% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| SCL Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jones | 22.2 | 4.8 | 8.0 | Good+ | PG | --> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Benjamin Low | 15.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | Good+ | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Brandon Clark | 12.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | Exc+ | SF | <--- | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Dominic Hostetler | 9.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | Exc | PF | -> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Valentino Rouse | 17.8 | 10.3 | 1.7 | Exc | C | <- | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Johnny Carter | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | Avg+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Elvis Simmons | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Fair | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Alexander Wright | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Kolin Johnson | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | Avg | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Al Harris | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | Exc | bC | <-- | bC | Good+ | 6.8 | 10.8 | 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.