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South Alabama plays North Texas, looks for 6th straight home win

North Texas Mean Green (7-3) at South Alabama Jaguars (8-2)

Mobile, Alabama; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama hosts North Texas trying to continue its five-game home winning streak.

The Jaguars are 2-0 in home games. South Alabama is 7-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 8.0 turnovers per game.

The Mean Green are 0-2 in road games. North Texas ranks sixth in the AAC shooting 35.1% from 3-point range.

South Alabama averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 5.9 per game North Texas gives up. North Texas has shot at a 44.2% clip from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points higher than the 39.3% shooting opponents of South Alabama have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Olsen is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Jaguars. Chaze Harris is averaging 14.2 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 48.6%.

Je’Shawn Stevenson is shooting 38.9% and averaging 16.0 points for the Mean Green. David Terrell Jr. is averaging 11.4 points.

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