Florida Atlantic Owls (7-7, 0-1 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (8-6, 0-1 AAC)
Greenville, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina faces Florida Atlantic after Joran Riley scored 20 points in East Carolina’s 75-69 loss to the South Florida Bulls.
The Pirates are 6-3 in home games. East Carolina averages 10.1 turnovers per game and is 4-5 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Owls are 0-1 in AAC play. Florida Atlantic ranks third in the AAC shooting 34.4% from 3-point range.
East Carolina scores 76.6 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than the 78.4 Florida Atlantic allows. Florida Atlantic has shot at a 46.1% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points greater than the 42.7% shooting opponents of East Carolina have averaged.
The Pirates and Owls face off Sunday for the first time in AAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Felton is averaging 17.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Pirates.
Kaleb Glenn is shooting 55.5% and averaging 13.2 points for the Owls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, averaging 72.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.
Owls: 5-5, averaging 75.8 points, 31.4 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points.
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