Banks and UNC Asheville host UNC Wilmington
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (8-4) at UNC Wilmington Seahawks (8-3)
Wilmington, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville plays UNC Wilmington after Josh Banks scored 21 points in UNC Asheville's 114-60 victory over the Virginia-Lynchburg Dragons.
The Seahawks are 6-1 on their home court. UNC Wilmington ranks fourth in the CAA in rebounding with 35.2 rebounds. Sean Moore leads the Seahawks with 5.6 boards.
The Bulldogs are 2-4 on the road. UNC Asheville leads the Big South with 15.7 assists. Jordan Marsh paces the Bulldogs with 3.8.
UNC Wilmington makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than UNC Asheville has allowed to its opponents (43.1%). UNC Asheville scores 10.9 more points per game (84.8) than UNC Wilmington gives up (73.9).
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Corbin is shooting 32.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Seahawks, while averaging 7.1 points.
Banks is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Seahawks: 7-3, averaging 75.8 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 88.7 points, 37.8 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
Longwood | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
Radford | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Hampton | 1-0 | - | 6-5 |
Charleston | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
UNC Wilmington | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
Drexel | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Hofstra | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Northeastern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
Elon | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
William & Mary | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
Campbell | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
Towson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-8 |
Stony Brook | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
Monmouth | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-10 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |