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01/19 03:43 CST SMU faces Wake Forest on 3-game road slide
SMU faces Wake Forest on 3-game road slide
By The Associated Press
SMU Mustangs (13-5, 2-3 ACC) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-7, 2-3 ACC)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SMU travels to Wake Forest looking to break its three-game road
slide.
The Demon Deacons are 8-3 on their home court. Wake Forest averages 81.1 points
while outscoring opponents by 6.1 points per game.
The Mustangs are 2-3 in conference matchups. SMU ranks seventh in the ACC with
10.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Samet Yigitoglu averaging 3.2.
Wake Forest averages 81.1 points per game, 4.4 more points than the 76.7 SMU
allows. SMU has shot at a 49.7% rate from the field this season, 6.2 percentage
points higher than the 43.5% shooting opponents of Wake Forest have averaged.
The Demon Deacons and Mustangs square off Tuesday for the first time in ACC
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Juke Harris is averaging 20.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6
steals for the Demon Deacons. Nate Calmese is averaging 13.8 points over the
last 10 games.
Kevin Miller is averaging 20.3 points, 6.8 assists and two steals for the
Mustangs. Jaron Pierre Jr. is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Demon Deacons: 5-5, averaging 76.0 points, 26.9 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 9.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.5 points per game.
Mustangs: 5-5, averaging 83.5 points, 32.0 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 6.3 steals
and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% 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.
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