Georgia Southern takes on Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic Owls (6-4) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-3)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic and Georgia Southern square off in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Eagles are 6-3 in non-conference play. Georgia Southern is third in the Sun Belt at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 59.0 points while holding opponents to 38.7% shooting.
The Owls have a 6-4 record against non-conference oppponents. Florida Atlantic has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Georgia Southern makes 39.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Florida Atlantic has allowed to its opponents (36.2%). Florida Atlantic averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Georgia Southern allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nakiyah Mays-Prince is shooting 48.1% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 10 points and 2.1 steals.
Mya Perry is scoring 12.9 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Owls.
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Game Information
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UTSA | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
North Texas | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
UAB | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Rice | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
Temple | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
Tulane | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
South Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Memphis | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |