Jacksonville hosts Central Arkansas following Battle's 23-point showing

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (15-6, 9-1 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (11-11, 5-5 ASUN)

Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville hosts Central Arkansas after Edyn Battle scored 23 points in Jacksonville's 91-83 win over the Bellarmine Knights.

The Dolphins are 7-1 on their home court. Jacksonville allows 72.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.1 points per game.

The Sugar Bears have gone 9-1 against ASUN opponents. Central Arkansas is 6-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.3 turnovers per game.

Jacksonville's average of 4.1 made 3-pointers per game is 2.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Central Arkansas allows. Central Arkansas averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than Jacksonville gives up.

The Dolphins and Sugar Bears meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Battle is averaging 21.1 points for the Dolphins. Saniyah Craig is averaging 12.9 points and 12.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Elizabeth Abiara is averaging seven points and 7.5 rebounds for the Sugar Bears. Jade Upshaw is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dolphins: 5-5, averaging 72.1 points, 35.7 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.

Sugar Bears: 9-1, averaging 69.5 points, 36.6 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.