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Abilene Christian, Florida International play in NIT
By The Associated Press
Florida International Panthers (21-11, 13-7 CUSA) at Abilene Christian Wildcats
(23-10, 14-6 WAC)
Abilene, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian and Florida International meet in the National
Invitation Tournament.
The Wildcats are 14-6 against WAC opponents and 9-4 in non-conference play.
Abilene Christian is fifth in the WAC in rebounding with 30.7 rebounds. Erin
Woodson leads the Wildcats with 6.4 boards.
The Panthers are 13-7 against CUSA teams. Florida International ranks seventh
in the CUSA with 11.5 assists per game led by Grecia Ferrer Leal averaging 3.7.
Abilene Christian scores 71.9 points, 6.5 more per game than the 65.4 Florida
International allows. Florida International's 40.6% shooting percentage from
the field this season is 2.0 percentage points lower than Abilene Christian has
allowed to its opponents (42.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Hull averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 18.4 points while shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc. Woodson
is shooting 38.9% and averaging 12.8 points over the past 10 games.
Rhema Collins is averaging 17.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks
for the Panthers. Judit Valero Rodriquez is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 68.8 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.8
assists, 9.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Panthers: 7-3, averaging 64.7 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 11.1 steals
and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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