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Gueye leads Providence against Butler after 29-point game
By The Associated Press
Butler Bulldogs (9-15, 3-11 Big East) at Providence Friars (11-14, 4-10 Big
East)
Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays Butler after Sabou Gueye scored 29 points in
Providence's 66-50 win over the Xavier Musketeers.
The Friars are 9-6 in home games. Providence has a 6-10 record in games decided
by 10 or more points.
The Bulldogs are 3-11 against Big East opponents. Butler allows 65.7 points to
opponents while being outscored by 3.2 points per game.
Providence's average of 4.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8
fewer made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Butler gives up. Butler
averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game
than Providence allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Dunbar averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Friars, scoring 8.1 points while shooting 34.7% from beyond the arc. Gueye is
shooting 49.7% and averaging 16.9 points over the past 10 games.
Saniya Jackson is averaging 9.7 points and 1.9 steals for the Bulldogs. Mallory
Miller is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Friars: 3-7, averaging 61.3 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.4 assists,
8.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 68.7 points per game.
Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 56.8 points, 26.9 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.7 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 64.5 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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