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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (9-13, 3-6 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (9-13, 4-5 ASUN)
Jacksonville, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville takes on FGCU in a matchup of ASUN teams.
The Dolphins are 6-2 on their home court. Jacksonville has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Eagles are 3-6 against conference opponents. FGCU has a 0-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Jacksonville scores 73.2 points per game, 6.0 fewer points than the 79.2 FGCU gives up. FGCU has shot at a 45.4% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points less than the 46.3% shooting opponents of Jacksonville have averaged.
The Dolphins and Eagles meet Saturday for the first time in ASUN play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hayden Wood is averaging 10 points for the Dolphins. Chris Lockett Jr. is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games.
Rory Stewart averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 8.9 points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Isaiah Malone is shooting 63.3% and averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dolphins: 4-6, averaging 68.5 points, 29.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.
Eagles: 4-6, averaging 75.6 points, 32.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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