Conference USA foes will collide when the Old Dominion Monarchs (15-12) play the UTEP Miners (17-11) at Constant Convocation Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25 and can be seen on FSN.
The Monarchs are hoping to rebound after their 82-65 loss to Marshall in their last matchup. Brandan Stith had a solid performance, recording 18 points and seven rebounds for Old Dominion. The Miners, meanwhile, are coming off a 91-80 win against Louisiana Tech in their last game. Lee Moore was the game’s top scorer, registering 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
Moore has upped his play for the Miners, averaging 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.6 three-pointers over the past five games.
It’s a matchup of two different tempos, as the up-and-down Miners (ranked 32nd in the nation in possessions per game) square off against the grind-it-out Monarchs (347th).
Notes
The UTEP Miners average 73.1 possessions per game and 1.061 points per possession. The Old Dominion Monarchs earn fewer possessions with 62.6, but they score more points with 1.073.
Old Dominion has an average effective field goal percentage of 46.8%. UTEP is an even 8-8 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Old Dominion Monarchs average 13.0 three point attempts per game, while the UTEP Miners attempt 19.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, both teams have split records; Old Dominion is 2-2 and UTEP is 6-6.
Old Dominion ranks 31st in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.41, while UTEP ranks 72nd with an A/TO of 1.25.
Old Dominion ranks 35th in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, UTEP ranks 34th.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 20.1% when playing UTEP this season. Old Dominion is undefeated this season (2-0) when its TO% is 20.1% or higher.
