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02/03 03:43 CST Florida International faces Middle Tennessee after Stephenson's
20-point showing
Florida International faces Middle Tennessee after Stephenson's 20-point showing
By The Associated Press
Florida International Panthers (10-11, 3-7 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue
Raiders (11-10, 5-5 CUSA)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Florida International visits Middle Tennessee after Corey
Stephenson scored 20 points in Florida International's 78-74 loss to the
Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
The Blue Raiders have gone 8-3 at home. Middle Tennessee has a 5-6 record in
games decided by 10 points or more.
The Panthers are 3-7 against CUSA opponents. Florida International scores 82.8
points while outscoring opponents by 4.3 points per game.
Middle Tennessee averages 73.5 points per game, 5.0 fewer points than the 78.5
Florida International allows. Florida International averages 7.8 made
3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 6.2
per game Middle Tennessee allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kamari Lands is scoring 13.4 points per game and averaging 3.9
rebounds for the Blue Raiders. Alec Oglesby is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Stephenson is shooting 41.5% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per
game for the Panthers, while averaging 17.7 points and 6.5 rebounds. Zawdie
Jackson is averaging 11.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Raiders: 4-6, averaging 68.6 points, 31.4 rebounds, 13.7
assists, 5.3 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.
Panthers: 3-7, averaging 77.5 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 8.7 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
