Southeastern Louisiana (3-3) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (4-2)
Alico Arena, Fort Myers, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Gus Okafor and Southeastern Louisiana will face Tavian Dunn-Martin and Florida Gulf Coast. The junior Okafor is averaging 16 points over the last five games. Dunn-Martin, a senior, has scored 23 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 22.2 over his last five games.
SENIOR STUDS: Florida Gulf Coast’s Dunn-Martin, Kevin Samuel and Caleb Catto have collectively scored 41 percent of the team’s points this season, including 49 percent of all Eagles scoring over the last five games.GIFTED GUS: Okafor has connected on 47.8 percent of the 23 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 13 over his last three games. He’s also made 77.4 percent of his free throws this season.
STREAK STATS: Southeastern Louisiana has dropped its last three road games, scoring 64.7 points and allowing 74 points during those contests. Florida Gulf Coast is on a three-game home winning streak, scoring an average of 81 points while giving up 64.
ASSIST RATIOS: The Lions have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Eagles. Florida Gulf Coast has an assist on 53 of 88 field goals (60.2 percent) across its past three contests while Southeastern Louisiana has assists on 55 of 91 field goals (60.4 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Florida Gulf Coast as a team has made 12 3-pointers per game this season, which is eighth-best among Division I teams.
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