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01/12 03:43 CST UMass visits Western Michigan after Bettiol's 20-point game
UMass visits Western Michigan after Bettiol's 20-point game
By The Associated Press
UMass Minutemen (10-7, 1-4 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (7-9, 1-3 MAC)
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMass plays Western Michigan after Leonardo Bettiol scored 20
points in UMass' 79-71 win against the Ball State Cardinals.
The Broncos have gone 6-2 at home. Western Michigan has a 3-8 record against
opponents over .500.
The Minutemen are 1-4 in MAC play. UMass ranks fifth in the MAC shooting 34.3%
from 3-point range.
Western Michigan is shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage
points higher than the 43.7% UMass allows to opponents. UMass averages 7.4 made
3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 9.1
per game Western Michigan allows.
The Broncos and Minutemen match up Tuesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Griffith is scoring 15.5 points per game with 1.5
rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Broncos. Jayden Brewer is averaging 11.5
points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 46.1% over the last 10 games.
Bettiol is shooting 61.2% and averaging 16.3 points for the Minutemen. Marcus
Banks is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Broncos: 5-5, averaging 75.9 points, 31.9 rebounds, 14.6
assists, 5.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Minutemen: 6-4, averaging 82.3 points, 37.2 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 6.9 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.7 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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