Texas Longhorns Basketball: Opponent preview of Abilene Christian

2021 NCAA Tournament preview of the Texas Longhorns and Abilene Christian Wildcats.

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Strengths

To simply put it: defense.

The Wildcats have been defensive turnover machines. They lead the nation in turnovers forced per game (20.3) as well as turnover margin (-6.4). On top of that, they also rank second nationally in steals per game (9.9) and allow the seventh least points per game (60.5).

Ball control and smart passing will be key in getting past Abilene Christian’s shutdown defense.

Next, weaknesses