Western Illinois, Lipscomb square off in NIT

Lipscomb Bisons (20-11, 13-7 ASUN) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (16-16, 10-13 OVC)

Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois and Lipscomb square off in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Leathernecks have gone 10-13 against OVC opponents, with a 6-3 record in non-conference play. Western Illinois averages 70.8 points while outscoring opponents by 2.8 points per game.

The Bisons are 13-7 in ASUN play. Lipscomb has a 4-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Western Illinois is shooting 43.1% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 42.4% Lipscomb allows to opponents. Lipscomb has shot at a 44.8% clip from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points higher than the 39.6% shooting opponents of Western Illinois have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Raegan McCowan is averaging 22.3 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Leathernecks. Allie Meadows is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jalyn Holcomb averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Bisons, scoring 10.2 points while shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc. Bella Vinson is averaging 15.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.6 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Leathernecks: 4-6, averaging 68.9 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points per game.

Bisons: 7-3, averaging 73.9 points, 29.8 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.