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02/25 03:43 CST Bethune-Cookman visits Grambling after Munoz's 21-point showing
Bethune-Cookman visits Grambling after Munoz's 21-point showing
By The Associated Press
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (15-13, 12-3 SWAC) at Grambling Tigers (12-15, 6-8
SWAC)
Grambling, Louisiana; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Grambling hosts Bethune-Cookman after Antonio Munoz scored 21
points in Grambling's 83-62 victory against the Mississippi Valley State Delta
Devils.
The Tigers are 7-3 on their home court. Grambling is 4-8 against opponents with
a winning record.
The Wildcats are 12-3 in SWAC play. Bethune-Cookman ranks third in the SWAC
with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Ariel Bland averaging 2.0.
Grambling is shooting 44.1% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points
higher than the 43.9% Bethune-Cookman allows to opponents. Bethune-Cookman
averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game
than Grambling gives up.
The teams square off for the second time this season in SWAC play.
Bethune-Cookman won the last matchup 74-65 on Jan. 10. Daniel Rouzan scored 15
points to help lead the Wildcats to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rickey Ballard averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the
Tigers, scoring 7.8 points while shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc. Munoz is
averaging 13 points over the last 10 games.
Tyler Andrews averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, scoring
7.6 points while shooting 43.8% from beyond the arc. Jakobi Heady is shooting
55.2% and averaging 19.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 67.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 12.0 assists,
6.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 66.6 points per game.
Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 78.5 points, 37.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.0 steals
and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.7 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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