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Green leads Tulsa against Charlotte after 34-point showing

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-3, 1-2 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (9-8, 3-1 AAC)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa plays Charlotte after David Green scored 34 points in Tulsa’s 93-78 loss to the South Florida Bulls.

The 49ers have gone 7-3 in home games. Charlotte is eighth in the AAC with 12.9 assists per game led by Dezayne Mingo averaging 3.9.

The Golden Hurricane are 1-2 against AAC opponents. Tulsa ranks fifth in the AAC with 33.9 rebounds per game led by Green averaging 5.1.

Charlotte’s average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Tulsa allows. Tulsa has shot at a 48.6% clip from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above the 44.7% shooting opponents of Charlotte have averaged.

The 49ers and Golden Hurricane meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Bradford is scoring 13.4 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the 49ers. Arden Conyers is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Green is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane. Miles Barnstable is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 49ers: 6-4, averaging 75.4 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Golden Hurricane: 8-2, averaging 88.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 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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