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02/24 03:43 CST East Tennessee State hosts Wofford following Holmes' 20-point
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East Tennessee State hosts Wofford following Holmes' 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Wofford Terriers (18-11, 10-6 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (21-8,
13-3 SoCon)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Wofford visits East Tennessee State after Kahmare Holmes scored 20
points in Wofford's 76-67 loss to the Furman Paladins.
The Buccaneers have gone 13-3 at home. East Tennessee State scores 78.6 points
while outscoring opponents by 10.2 points per game.
The Terriers are 10-6 against conference opponents. Wofford is second in the
SoCon scoring 78.8 points per game and is shooting 45.4%.
East Tennessee State makes 48.7% of its shots from the field this season, which
is 2.3 percentage points higher than Wofford has allowed to its opponents
(46.4%). Wofford averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more
makes per game than East Tennessee State allows.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. East
Tennessee State won the last meeting 86-72 on Feb. 2. Cam Morris III scored 22
points points to help lead the Buccaneers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Smith is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 1.6
made 3-pointers per game for the Buccaneers, while averaging 9.1 points. Morris
is shooting 58.1% and averaging 14.9 points over the past 10 games.
Holmes is averaging 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals for the Terriers.
Nils Machowski is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Buccaneers: 8-2, averaging 79.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 14.6
assists, 8.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.
Terriers: 6-4, averaging 79.7 points, 30.6 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 3.8 steals
and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.7 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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