Troy, North Texas meet in NIT
North Texas Eagles (25-8, 16-4 AAC) at Troy Trojans (21-13, 14-6 Sun Belt)
Troy, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Troy faces North Texas in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Trojans have gone 14-6 against Sun Belt teams, with a 7-7 record in non-conference play. Troy leads college basketball with 30.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Zay Dyer averaging 6.5.
The Eagles are 16-4 against AAC opponents. North Texas is seventh in the AAC with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Tommisha Lampkin averaging 3.4.
Troy makes 42.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than North Texas has allowed to its opponents (37.8%). North Texas has shot at a 41.7% rate from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points greater than the 37.2% shooting opponents of Troy have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dyer is averaging 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Trojans. Brianna Jackson is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.
Jaaucklyn Moore is shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 9.4 points. Lampkin is shooting 49.6% and averaging 17.7 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 6-4, averaging 80.9 points, 43.9 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.
Eagles: 9-1, averaging 70.9 points, 38.2 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 10.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.5 points.
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