Pittsburgh Panthers and the Chicago State Cougars play in Naples, Florida

Chicago State Cougars (1-6) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-4)

Naples, Florida; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh faces Chicago State in Naples, Florida.

The Panthers have a 4-4 record in non-conference play. Pittsburgh has a 1-4 record against teams over .500.

The Cougars are 1-6 in non-conference play. Chicago State ranks eighth in the NEC with 20.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Kayla Mount averaging 4.0.

Pittsburgh is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points lower than the 44.4% Chicago State allows to opponents. Chicago State has shot at a 35.6% clip from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points less than the 37.2% shooting opponents of Pittsburgh have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fatima Diakhate is scoring 11.6 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists for the Panthers. Mikayla Johnson is averaging 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 31.0%.

Aiyanna Culver is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 2.2 rebounds for the Cougars. Marisa Gant is averaging 6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds.

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