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03/18 03:42 CDT Southern squares off against Samford in First 4 matchup
Southern squares off against Samford in First 4 matchup
By The Associated Press
Samford Bulldogs (16-18, 9-8 SoCon) vs. Southern Jaguars (19-13, 15-6 SWAC)
Columbia, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -3.5; over/under is 117.5
BOTTOM LINE: Southern and Samford meet in the NCAA Tournament First Four round.
The Jaguars have gone 15-6 against SWAC opponents, with a 4-7 record in
non-conference play. Southern is eighth in the SWAC in rebounding averaging
31.7 rebounds. Jocelyn Tate paces the Jaguars with 5.6 boards.
The Bulldogs are 9-8 against SoCon opponents. Samford ranks eighth in the SoCon
with 27.5 rebounds per game led by Emily Bowman averaging 5.3.
Southern's average of 5.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on
average than the 6.4 per game Samford allows. Samford has shot at a 39.0% rate
from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points greater than the 38.7%
shooting opponents of Southern have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeMya Porter is shooting 52.9% and averaging 9.7 points for the
Jaguars. Olivia Delancy is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Kaylee Yarbrough is shooting 41.8% and averaging 12.2 points for the Bulldogs.
Francie Morris is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 8-2, averaging 65.0 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.0
assists, 13.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 62.5 points, 28.2 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 5.4 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 56.1 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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