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East Tennessee State plays South Alabama after Barkley’s 21-point performance
South Alabama Jaguars (8-1) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (6-2)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State hosts South Alabama after Blake Barkley scored 21 points in East Tennessee State’s 88-71 loss to the Dayton Flyers.
The Buccaneers are 5-0 on their home court. East Tennessee State is fourth in the SoCon in rebounding averaging 33.0 rebounds. Brian Taylor II paces the Buccaneers with 5.0 boards.
The Jaguars are 3-1 in road games. South Alabama ranks second in the Sun Belt giving up 66.4 points while holding opponents to 38.1% shooting.
East Tennessee State makes 49.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.8 percentage points higher than South Alabama has allowed to its opponents (38.1%). South Alabama averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than East Tennessee State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Smith is shooting 34.7% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Buccaneers, while averaging 10.9 points and 2.3 steals. Cam Morris III is shooting 64.7% and averaging 15.0 points.
Adam Olsen is shooting 43.3% and averaging 16.6 points for the Jaguars. Chaze Harris is averaging 15.4 points.
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