Furman Paladins (16-7, 7-3 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (16-7, 8-2 SoCon)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Furman visits East Tennessee State after Alex Wilkins scored 33 points in Furman’s 75-70 win against the Chattanooga Mocs.
The Buccaneers are 11-2 in home games. East Tennessee State ranks eighth in the SoCon with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Cam Morris III averaging 1.8.
The Paladins are 7-3 against SoCon opponents. Furman is 2-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.
East Tennessee State scores 78.6 points, 8.4 more per game than the 70.2 Furman allows. Furman has shot at a 47.8% rate from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points above the 41.4% shooting opponents of East Tennessee State have averaged.
The Buccaneers and Paladins square off Wednesday for the first time in SoCon play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Morris is averaging 14.9 points for the Buccaneers. Jaylen Smith is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Asa Thomas averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Paladins, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc. Wilkins is shooting 46.0% and averaging 21.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Buccaneers: 8-2, averaging 78.7 points, 30.7 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points per game.
Paladins: 7-3, averaging 76.2 points, 34.6 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points.
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