UNC Asheville visits North Florida, looks to stop road slide

UNC Asheville Bulldogs (1-8) at North Florida Ospreys (2-8)

Jacksonville, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville visits North Florida looking to end its six-game road skid.

The Ospreys are 2-2 on their home court. North Florida averages 20.3 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Bulldogs have gone 0-6 away from home. UNC Asheville is 1-4 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 18.9 turnovers per game.

North Florida is shooting 41.1% from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points lower than the 45.5% UNC Asheville allows to opponents. UNC Asheville’s 38.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.0 percentage points lower than North Florida has given up to its opponents (46.7%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Kaila Rougier is scoring 10.4 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Ospreys.

Lalmani Simmons is averaging 10.9 points for the Bulldogs.

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