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01/03 03:43 CST Furman hosts Western Carolina after Stansberry's 20-point outing
Furman hosts Western Carolina after Stansberry's 20-point outing
By The Associated Press
Western Carolina Catamounts (4-8, 0-1 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (10-4, 1-0
SoCon)
Greenville, South Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -9.5; over/under is 155.5
BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina visits Furman after Cord Stansberry scored 20
points in Western Carolina's 79-74 loss to the Wofford Terriers.
The Paladins have gone 7-1 at home. Furman leads the SoCon with 17.2 assists
per game led by Alex Wilkins averaging 4.9.
The Catamounts are 0-1 against SoCon opponents. Western Carolina has a 2-7
record against teams above .500.
Furman is shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points
higher than the 46.7% Western Carolina allows to opponents. Western Carolina
scores 6.5 more points per game (77.0) than Furman allows to opponents (70.5).
The Paladins and Catamounts face off Saturday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Charles Johnston is averaging 9.9 points and 9.5 rebounds for
the Paladins. Asa Thomas is averaging 4.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Marcus Kell is shooting 45.2% and averaging 12.9 points for the Catamounts.
Julien Soumaoro is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Paladins: 9-1, averaging 82.1 points, 35.6 rebounds, 18.6
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.
Catamounts: 4-6, averaging 80.7 points, 36.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.5 steals
and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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