Queens (NC) Royals (7-10, 1-5 ASUN) at North Alabama Lions (8-9, 3-3 ASUN)
Florence, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Alabama plays Queens (NC) after Alexsandra Alvarado scored 37 points in North Alabama’s 83-79 win against the Jacksonville Dolphins.
The Lions have gone 5-2 in home games. North Alabama is third in the ASUN with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Jazzy Klinge averaging 1.8.
The Royals are 1-5 against ASUN opponents. Queens (NC) is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record.
North Alabama scores 63.7 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the 67.5 Queens (NC) gives up. Queens (NC)’s 35.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than North Alabama has given up to its opponents (38.4%).
The Lions and Royals meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alvarado is averaging 12.3 points for the Lions. Sofia Ceppellotti is averaging 9.6 points over the last 10 games.
Ana Barreto is shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Royals, while averaging 10.1 points. Jermany Mapp is averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 62.7 points, 31.9 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.
Royals: 4-6, averaging 58.3 points, 32.1 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 35.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.