North Dakota Fighting Hawks (11-18, 6-10 Summit) vs. Saint Thomas Tommies (16-13, 8-8 Summit)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Friday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas plays in the Summit Tournament against North Dakota.
The Tommies’ record in Summit games is 8-8, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference games. St. Thomas is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Fighting Hawks are 6-10 in Summit play. North Dakota ranks seventh in the Summit shooting 29.7% from 3-point range.
St. Thomas’ average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 6.7 per game North Dakota gives up. North Dakota averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than St. Thomas allows.
The teams did not play each other in the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sammy Opichka is averaging 10 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Tommies. Amber Scalia is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Kiera Pemberton is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Nevaeh Ferrara Horne is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tommies: 7-3, averaging 73.4 points, 26.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.
Fighting Hawks: 3-7, averaging 67.3 points, 29.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points.
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