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Stansberry leads Western Carolina against Lipscomb after 29-point game
Western Carolina Catamounts (3-2) at Lipscomb Bisons (1-4)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina faces Lipscomb after Cord Stansberry scored 29 points in Western Carolina’s 80-73 victory against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.
The Bisons have gone 1-0 at home. Lipscomb is first in the ASUN with 16.8 assists per game led by Mateo Esmeraldo averaging 6.2.
The Catamounts are 0-2 on the road. Western Carolina averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 1-0 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Lipscomb averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 8.0 per game Western Carolina allows. Western Carolina’s 41.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.0 percentage points lower than Lipscomb has allowed to its opponents (47.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Grant Asman averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bisons, scoring 11.8 points while shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc. Ross Candelino is shooting 42.9% and averaging 12.4 points.
Stansberry is shooting 38.3% and averaging 17.0 points for the Catamounts. Julien Soumaoro is averaging 14.6 points.
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