Elon Phoenix (9-4) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (4-10, 0-1 CAA)
Greensboro, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T hosts Elon after Ryan Forrest scored 30 points in N.C. A&T’s 85-72 win against the North Carolina Central Eagles.
The Aggies have gone 3-2 at home. N.C. A&T has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Phoenix have gone 3-3 away from home. Elon ranks second in the CAA with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Matthew Van Komen averaging 3.9.
N.C. A&T scores 75.4 points, 8.8 more per game than the 66.6 Elon gives up. Elon has shot at a 45.4% rate from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points above the 44.7% shooting opponents of N.C. A&T have averaged.
The Aggies and Phoenix face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Landon Glasper averages 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, scoring 19.2 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc.
Van Komen is averaging 5.8 points, nine rebounds and 2.8 blocks for the Phoenix.
LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 2-8, averaging 72.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.
Phoenix: 8-2, averaging 74.9 points, 41.7 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.0 points.
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