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Miami Hurricanes and the No. 9 BYU Cougars meet in Orlando, Florida

BYU Cougars (4-1) vs. Miami Hurricanes (5-1)

Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Miami (FL) takes on No. 9 BYU at State Farm Field House in Orlando, Florida.

The Hurricanes have a 5-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Miami (FL) scores 92.2 points while outscoring opponents by 27.9 points per game.

The Cougars have a 4-1 record in non-conference play. BYU ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 25.6 defensive rebounds per game led by AJ Dybantsa averaging 5.6.

Miami (FL) makes 53.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.9 percentage points higher than BYU has allowed to its opponents (41.1%). BYU averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Miami (FL) gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tru Washington averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Hurricanes, scoring 15.2 points while shooting 47.1% from beyond the arc. Malik Reneau is shooting 58.3% and averaging 21.5 points.

Richie Saunders is scoring 20.8 points per game and averaging 5.6 rebounds for the Cougars. Dybantsa is averaging 19.8 points.

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