Marshall Thundering Herd (7-6, 0-1 Sun Belt) at Elon Phoenix (8-4)
Elon, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Elon hosts Marshall after Sam Sherry scored 28 points in Elon’s 73-69 victory against the UNC Greensboro Spartans.
The Phoenix have gone 4-0 at home. Elon is fifth in the CAA scoring 77.8 points while shooting 45.8% from the field.
The Thundering Herd are 0-5 on the road. Marshall is 3-4 against opponents with a winning record.
Elon averages 77.8 points, 5.6 more per game than the 72.2 Marshall gives up. Marshall scores 10.0 more points per game (77.3) than Elon gives up (67.3).
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Van Komen is averaging 5.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks for the Phoenix.
Mikal Dawson averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Thundering Herd, scoring 13.0 points while shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 7-3, averaging 75.5 points, 40.5 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.
Thundering Herd: 5-5, averaging 75.8 points, 32.5 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
