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Neely leads UNC Greensboro against East Tennessee State
By The Associated Press
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (20-8, 12-3 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans
(12-16, 8-7 SoCon)
Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro plays East Tennessee State after Justin Neely
scored 35 points in UNC Greensboro's 91-77 loss to the Western Carolina
Catamounts.
The Spartans are 8-5 in home games. UNC Greensboro is 4-10 in games decided by
10 points or more.
The Buccaneers are 12-3 against SoCon opponents. East Tennessee State is the
top team in the SoCon giving up just 68.1 points per game while holding
opponents to 41.5% shooting.
UNC Greensboro scores 78.6 points, 10.5 more per game than the 68.1 East
Tennessee State gives up. East Tennessee State averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per
game this season, 3.0 fewer made shots on average than the 10.5 per game UNC
Greensboro allows.
The teams square off for the second time this season in SoCon play. East
Tennessee State won the last matchup 86-60 on Jan. 10. Blake Barkley scored 24
points to help lead the Buccaneers to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Neely is averaging 18.2 points and 11.7 rebounds for the
Spartans. KJ Younger is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Jaylen Smith averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Buccaneers, scoring
9.0 points while shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc. Cam Morris III is
averaging 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 5-5, averaging 80.2 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 5.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 82.8 points per game.
Buccaneers: 8-2, averaging 78.6 points, 32.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.0 steals
and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.1 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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