Atlantic Sun foes will collide when the Stetson Hatters (6-11) play the USC Upstate Spartans (7-11) at Edmunds Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 14 and can be seen on ES3.
The Hatters are hoping to rebound after their 82-53 loss to FGCU in their last matchup. Divine Myles had a solid performance, recording 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists for Stetson. The Spartans, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-78 win against NJIT in their last game. Michael Buchanan was the team’s top scorer, accounting for 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting.
It will be a showdown of conflicting tempos, as the up-and-down Hatters (ranked 12th in the nation in possessions per game) will look to push the slow-paced Spartans (285th in possessions per game). The Spartans could also control the offensive glass in this matchup, as they rank 31st in the nation in OR% at 36.4%. The Hatters, meanwhile, place near the bottom of the nation (316th) on the defensive backboards with a DR% of 66.1%.
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Stetson lost its last game by a 29-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, USC Upstate is 2-4. Stetson is 3-7 in blowouts this season.
On average, Stetson has 75.2 possessions per game and scores 1.077 points on each possession. USC Upstate has both fewer possessions (67.4) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.076).
Stetson has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.4%. USC Upstate is an underachieving 2-8 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Stetson attempts 23.0 three pointers and USC Upstate attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Stetson Hatters are 6-10 while the USC Upstate Spartans are 5-8.
Stetson ranks 79th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.23. USC Upstate is ranked lower at 112th with an A/TO of 1.18.
The Stetson Hatters average 7.0 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the USC Upstate Spartans have a poor record (3-7) this season.
