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01/23 03:43 CST Eastern Kentucky faces North Florida, seeks 6th straight home
win
Eastern Kentucky faces North Florida, seeks 6th straight home win
By The Associated Press
North Florida Ospreys (7-11, 2-5 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (16-4, 7-0
ASUN)
Richmond, Kentucky; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky will try to keep its five-game home win streak
intact when the Colonels face North Florida.
The Colonels are 10-2 on their home court. Eastern Kentucky is 14-2 in games
decided by 10 or more points.
The Ospreys are 2-5 in ASUN play. North Florida has a 4-8 record in games
decided by 10 or more points.
Eastern Kentucky is shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage
points lower than the 43.9% North Florida allows to opponents. North Florida
has shot at a 39.6% clip from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points
higher than the 36.5% shooting opponents of Eastern Kentucky have averaged.
The Colonels and Ospreys face off Saturday for the first time in ASUN play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Liz Freihofer is scoring 13.7 points per game with 6.8 rebounds
and 2.5 assists for the Colonels. Ndidiamaka Ndukwe is averaging 15.9 points
and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 48.2% over the last 10 games.
Dezuray McGill is averaging 10.2 points for the Ospreys. Alexa Washington is
averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Colonels: 9-1, averaging 75.9 points, 36.9 rebounds, 15.5
assists, 7.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points per game.
Ospreys: 4-6, averaging 68.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 9.9 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.4 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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