Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-6) vs. Pacific (3-3)
Spanos Center, Stockton, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Pacific plays host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a non-conference matchup. Pacific won at home over Chicago State 74-58 on Monday, while Arkansas-Pine Bluff fell 86-58 at UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday.
LEADING THE CHARGE: Shawn Williams and Trey Sampson have led the Golden Lions. Williams is averaging 16.5 points while Sampson is putting up 13 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. The Tigers have been led by seniors Jeremiah Bailey and Alphonso Anderson, who have combined to score 23.6 points per outing.
SPARKING THE OFFENSE: Williams has made or assisted on 47 percent of all Arkansas-Pine Bluff field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has accounted for 20 field goals and 10 assists in those games.
COLD SPELL: Arkansas-Pine Bluff has scored 63.5 points per game and allowed 85.8 over its six-game road losing streak.
PASSING FOR POINTS: The Tigers have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Golden Lions. Pacific has 39 assists on 68 field goals (57.4 percent) across its previous three games while Arkansas-Pine Bluff has assists on 20 of 64 field goals (31.3 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Arkansas-Pine Bluff as a team has made eight 3-pointers per game this season, which is most among SWAC teams.
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