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03/07/26 03:45:00
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03/07 03:43 CST Westry and UAB host East Carolina
Westry and UAB host East Carolina
By The Associated Press
East Carolina Pirates (11-19, 6-11 AAC) at UAB Blazers (19-11, 10-7 AAC)
Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: UAB plays East Carolina after Chance Westry scored 20 points in
UAB's 80-74 victory over the Charlotte 49ers.
The Blazers are 7-9 on their home court. UAB scores 78.9 points and has
outscored opponents by 5.7 points per game.
The Pirates are 6-11 in conference play. East Carolina is 5-3 in games decided
by less than 4 points.
UAB is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points lower
than the 44.9% East Carolina allows to opponents. East Carolina averages 5.3
made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the
7.8 per game UAB gives up.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. UAB
won the last matchup 87-85 on Jan. 11. Jacob Meyer scored 29 points points to
help lead the Blazers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Westry is scoring 15.5 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and
5.1 assists for the Blazers. Evan Chatman is averaging 11 points and 10.3
rebounds over the last 10 games.
Corey Caulker is averaging 7.7 points and 3.7 assists for the Pirates. Jordan
Riley is averaging 28.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blazers: 7-3, averaging 72.0 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.3
assists, 6.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points per game.
Pirates: 5-5, averaging 77.6 points, 31.8 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.4 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.8 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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