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01/30 03:43 CST Central Arkansas takes on Eastern Kentucky after Hunter's
31-point game
Central Arkansas takes on Eastern Kentucky after Hunter's 31-point game
By The Associated Press
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (7-15, 3-6 ASUN) at Central Arkansas Bears (11-10,
6-2 ASUN)
Conway, Arkansas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas hosts Eastern Kentucky after Camren Hunter scored
31 points in Central Arkansas' 100-90 victory against the Queens Royals.
The Bears are 9-1 on their home court. Central Arkansas has a 3-8 record
against teams over .500.
The Colonels are 3-6 in conference games. Eastern Kentucky is ninth in the ASUN
with 14.2 assists per game led by Turner Buttry averaging 3.1.
Central Arkansas is shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 2.8 percentage
points lower than the 47.8% Eastern Kentucky allows to opponents. Eastern
Kentucky has shot at a 43.4% rate from the field this season, 0.6 percentage
points fewer than the 44.0% shooting opponents of Central Arkansas have
averaged.
The Bears and Colonels face off Saturday for the first time in ASUN play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ty Robinson is averaging 14.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6
steals for the Bears. Hunter is averaging 20.3 points over the last 10 games.
Juan Cranford Jr. is averaging 12.6 points for the Colonels. Montavious Myrick
is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 7-3, averaging 86.1 points, 32.2 rebounds, 18.5 assists,
8.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.
Colonels: 3-7, averaging 79.3 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.1 steals
and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 82.3 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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