Florida International Panthers (7-9, 3-2 CUSA) at UTEP Miners (8-7, 1-3 CUSA)
El Paso, Texas; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portia Adams and UTEP host Parris Atkins and Florida International in CUSA action Saturday.
The Miners are 5-3 on their home court. UTEP is second in the CUSA with 25.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Ndack Mbengue averaging 5.4.
The Panthers are 3-2 against conference opponents. Florida International ranks fifth in the CUSA shooting 31.3% from 3-point range.
UTEP averages 63.0 points per game, 2.3 fewer points than the 65.3 Florida International allows. Florida International has shot at a 46.3% rate from the field this season, 7.9 percentage points greater than the 38.4% shooting opponents of UTEP have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ivane Tensaie is averaging 13.1 points for the Miners.
Lucia Fleta Robles is shooting 32.7% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 7.5 points.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miners: 4-6, averaging 60.5 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points per game.
Panthers: 5-5, averaging 63.1 points, 30.6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 9.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points.
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