UNC Wilmington faces FGCU after McGriff’s 34-point game

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (3-7) at UNC Wilmington Seahawks (7-3)

Wilmington, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington takes on FGCU after Khamari McGriff scored 34 points in UNC Wilmington’s 88-83 loss to the Howard Bison.

The Seahawks have gone 5-1 in home games. UNC Wilmington ranks fourth in the CAA with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Noah Ross averaging 2.3.

The Eagles are 1-4 on the road. FGCU gives up 68.3 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.9 points per game.

UNC Wilmington’s average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game FGCU allows. FGCU has shot at a 44.2% clip from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points fewer than the 44.4% shooting opponents of UNC Wilmington have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Newby is scoring 16.1 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Seahawks.

Dallion Johnson is averaging 12.9 points for the Eagles.

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