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King and SMU host Boston College
By The Associated Press
Boston College Eagles (4-24, 0-15 ACC) at SMU Mustangs (9-17, 2-12 ACC)
Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SMU faces Boston College after Zahra King scored 23 points in
SMU's 79-78 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Mustangs have gone 6-8 in home games. SMU has a 1-3 record in games decided
by less than 4 points.
The Eagles are 0-15 against ACC opponents. Boston College is 3-19 against
opponents with a winning record.
SMU averages 63.1 points per game, 13.8 fewer points than the 76.9 Boston
College allows. Boston College's 36.7% shooting percentage from the field this
season is 6.6 percentage points lower than SMU has allowed to its opponents
(43.3%).
The Mustangs and Eagles square off Thursday for the first time in ACC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paulina Paris is averaging 9.6 points for the Mustangs. King is
averaging 17.7 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 38.6% over the last 10
games.
Lily Carmody is averaging 12.3 points for the Eagles. Jocelyne Grier is
averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 2-8, averaging 57.2 points, 25.6 rebounds, 9.5
assists, 10.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 34.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 81.4 points per game.
Eagles: 0-10, averaging 63.0 points, 23.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.5 steals
and 0.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 83.2 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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