East Carolina Pirates (13-6, 5-1 AAC) at UTSA Roadrunners (9-7, 4-1 AAC)
San Antonio; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UTSA takes on East Carolina after Ereauna Hardaway scored 20 points in UTSA’s 79-42 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
The Roadrunners are 5-1 on their home court. UTSA ranks sixth in the AAC with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Idara Udo averaging 3.1.
The Pirates are 5-1 against AAC opponents. East Carolina has a 5-6 record against opponents over .500.
UTSA averages 61.8 points per game, 4.9 fewer points than the 66.7 East Carolina gives up. East Carolina has shot at a 40.0% rate from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points higher than the 36.9% shooting opponents of UTSA have averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cheyenne Rowe is shooting 46.1% and averaging 12.9 points for the Roadrunners. Damara Allen is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Kennedy Fauntleroy averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc. Taylor Barner is averaging 13.9 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 6-4, averaging 64.3 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.4 points per game.
Pirates: 9-1, averaging 76.8 points, 34.0 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 10.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.