Marshall Thundering Herd (5-3) at Ohio Bobcats (2-6)
Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Marshall square off in non-conference action.
The Bobcats have gone 2-2 at home. Ohio is 2-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.5 turnovers per game.
The Thundering Herd are 2-2 on the road. Marshall averages 14.6 turnovers per game and is 1-0 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
Ohio is shooting 43.2% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 43.1% Marshall allows to opponents. Marshall averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 9.6 per game Ohio allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ajay Sheldon averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 5.0 points while shooting 30.3% from beyond the arc. Jackson Paveletzke is shooting 50.0% and averaging 16.6 points.
Wyatt Fricks is scoring 14.3 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Jalen Speer is averaging 12.9 points and 4.0 rebounds.
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