East Carolina Pirates (11-10, 3-6 AAC) at Memphis Tigers (4-15, 2-6 AAC)
Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to stop its three-game home slide with a win over East Carolina.
The Tigers have gone 3-7 in home games. Memphis has a 2-9 record against opponents above .500.
The Pirates are 3-6 against AAC opponents. East Carolina is third in the AAC allowing 61.3 points while holding opponents to 40.0% shooting.
Memphis averages 69.5 points, 8.2 more per game than the 61.3 East Carolina allows. East Carolina’s 38.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.3 percentage points lower than Memphis has allowed to its opponents (44.8%).
The Tigers and Pirates meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: TI’lan Boler is shooting 40.5% and averaging 17.1 points for the Tigers. DeeDee Hagemann is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.
Amiya Joyner is shooting 46.7% and averaging 13.7 points for the Pirates. Jayla Hearp is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, averaging 67.4 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points per game.
Pirates: 4-6, averaging 64.8 points, 30.6 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points.
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