Merrimack Warriors (4-2) at South Florida Bulls (4-5)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack faces South Florida after Mia Fiore scored 20 points in Merrimack’s 87-76 victory against the NJIT Highlanders.
The Bulls are 4-1 on their home court. South Florida gives up 61.7 points and has been outscored by 1.4 points per game.
The Warriors have gone 1-2 away from home. Merrimack ranks ninth in the MAAC shooting 26.2% from 3-point range.
South Florida is shooting 39.5% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 42.0% Merrimack allows to opponents. Merrimack averages 60.0 points per game, 1.7 fewer than the 61.7 South Florida allows to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sammie Puisis is scoring 14.4 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists for the Bulls.
Lydia Melaschenko averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Warriors, scoring 5.0 points while shooting 46.7% from beyond the arc.
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