Big South foes will lock horns when the Presbyterian Blue Hose (8-10) challenge the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (7-11) at Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The Blue Hose enter this game hoping for similar success after barely hanging on to beat Radford 69-68 on Saturday. DeSean Murray was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points on 8-for-18 shooting. The Buccaneers, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-75 win against Campbell on Saturday. Aaron Wheeler led the team in scoring by accounting for 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Wheeler has upped his play over the last five games for the Buccaneers, averaging 15.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steal, 1.4 blocks, and 1.0 three-pointer.
Notes
The Presbyterian Blue Hose average 72.5 possessions per game and .963 points per possession, while the Charleston Southern Buccaneers earn fewer possessions (71.1) but more points per possession (1.050).
The Presbyterian Blue Hose average an effective field goal percentage of 47.5% this season. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers have a losing record of 5-11 when opponents have an eFG% of 47.5% or greater.
On average, Presbyterian attempts 17.0 three pointers and Charleston Southern attempts 27.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Presbyterian Blue Hose are even at 3-3 while the Charleston Southern Buccaneers have a subpar 4-10 record.
Presbyterian has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.9% this season. Charleston Southern has a losing 1-4 record when its TO% is 20.9% or higher.
