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02/10 03:43 CST East Carolina hosts UTSA after Riley's 32-point game
East Carolina hosts UTSA after Riley's 32-point game
By The Associated Press
UTSA Roadrunners (4-19, 0-11 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (7-16, 2-8 AAC)
Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina takes on UTSA after Jordan Riley scored 32 points in
East Carolina's 81-73 loss to the Temple Owls.
The Pirates are 5-8 in home games. East Carolina has a 4-2 record in
one-possession games.
The Roadrunners are 0-11 in conference games. UTSA is 3-4 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.3 turnovers per game.
East Carolina is shooting 40.8% from the field this season, 3.8 percentage
points lower than the 44.6% UTSA allows to opponents. UTSA's 39.6% shooting
percentage from the field this season is 5.5 percentage points lower than East
Carolina has allowed to its opponents (45.1%).
The Pirates and Roadrunners match up Wednesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tybo Bailey averages 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Pirates, scoring 7.1 points while shooting 27.8% from beyond the arc. Riley is
shooting 43.7% and averaging 26.2 points over the past 10 games.
Jamir Simpson is scoring 16.1 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists
for the Roadrunners. Austin Nunez is averaging 11.4 points and 3.2 assists over
the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 2-8, averaging 71.2 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.8
assists, 5.6 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points per game.
Roadrunners: 0-10, averaging 65.4 points, 28.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 5.6
steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 84.3 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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