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02/25 03:42 CST Florida A&M takes on Southern, looks to break 4-game skid
Florida A&M takes on Southern, looks to break 4-game skid
By The Associated Press
Florida A&M Rattlers (7-19, 6-9 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (14-11, 10-4 SWAC)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M aims to end its four-game slide with a win against
Southern.
The Jaguars have gone 7-2 at home. Southern has a 0-2 record in games decided
by less than 4 points.
The Rattlers are 6-9 in conference games. Florida A&M allows 69.9 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 11.7 points per game.
Southern is shooting 37.6% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points
lower than the 41.3% Florida A&M allows to opponents. Florida A&M averages 2.9
made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the
4.3 per game Southern gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Florida A&M
won 60-57 in the last matchup on Jan. 10. Tahnyjia Purifoy led Florida A&M with
21 points, and Jocelyn Tate led Southern with 10 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeMya Porter is averaging 10 points and 5.3 rebounds for the
Jaguars. Olivia Delancy is averaging 9.2 points over the last 10 games.
Purifoy is averaging 11.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Rattlers.
Shaniyah McCarthy is averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 62.8 points, 34.2 rebounds, 13.5
assists, 11.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 52.7 points per game.
Rattlers: 3-7, averaging 59.4 points, 32.5 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 7.2 steals
and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 35.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.7 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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