Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-6, 1-0 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (4-8, 0-1 Sun Belt)
Mobile, Alabama; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State plays South Alabama after Mara Neira scored 20 points in Appalachian State’s 77-62 win against the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
The Jaguars are 2-1 on their home court. South Alabama has a 2-6 record against opponents above .500.
The Mountaineers are 1-0 in conference play. Appalachian State ranks fifth in the Sun Belt shooting 32.1% from 3-point range.
South Alabama is shooting 38.8% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 38.4% Appalachian State allows to opponents. Appalachian State has shot at a 43.9% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points above the 40.3% shooting opponents of South Alabama have averaged.
The Jaguars and Mountaineers match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amyria Walker is scoring 11.8 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Jaguars.
Emily Carver is shooting 45.4% and averaging 10.8 points for the Mountaineers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 3-7, averaging 63.0 points, 34.4 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.
Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 69.7 points, 34.0 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points.
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