JMU and Arkansas State play for Sun Belt Championship
Pensacola, Florida; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: JMU squares off against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Championship.
The Dukes' record in Sun Belt games is 19-0, and their record is 9-4 in non-conference games. JMU is third in the Sun Belt scoring 73.4 points while shooting 43.1% from the field.
The Red Wolves are 16-3 against Sun Belt teams.
JMU makes 43.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Arkansas State has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Arkansas State averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.4 more made shots on average than the 6.1 per game JMU allows.
The teams did not meet in the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Peyton McDaniel is scoring 16.0 points per game with 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Dukes. Kseniia Kozlova is averaging 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 53.1% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dukes: 10-0, averaging 77.5 points, 39.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.4 points per game.
Red Wolves: 7-3, averaging 76.9 points, 38.0 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 11.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.
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