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Season on Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Knoxville Wampus Cats
(1-5)
at
South Dakota Blackhawks
(5-1)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
South Dakota Blackhawks leads the all-time series 108-48.
Predicted Score
KNX
83
SOD
123
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Wampus Cats | 46.00% | 13.25% | 32.32% | 16.91% | 0.92 | 106.30 |
| South Dakota Blackhawks | 51.94% | 6.97% | 38.61% | 15.20% | 1.10 | 106.86 |
Projected Matchups
| KNX Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SOD Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Hollis | 20.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | Good | PG | ---> | PG | Exc+ | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | Isaiah Stout |
| Elvis Hammond | 12.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | Avg+ | SG | ---> | SG | Exc+ | 31.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | Justin Walker |
| Peter Jenifer | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Avg | SF | -> | SF | Avg+ | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | William Holman |
| Travis Hanley | 15.5 | 9.0 | 1.7 | Good- | PF | ---> | PF | Exc | 8.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | Matthew Argumedo |
| Alexander Schmidt | 13.5 | 13.8 | 1.2 | Good- | C | ---> | C | Exc- | 13.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | Amani Doyle |
| Tyler Lewandowski | 6.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | Avg+ | bPG | ---> | bPG | Exc+ | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | Julio Bischof |
| Kaleb Cruz | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | Fair- | bSG | ---> | bSG | Exc | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Joshua Hughes |
| Samuel Williams | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Avg | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Sergio Larose |
| Trent Stoll | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | Fair | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jared Wilson |
| Austin Toney | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Avg | 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.