High Point hosts Anderson and Presbyterian
Presbyterian Blue Hose (4-17, 2-6 Big South) at High Point Panthers (11-10, 6-2 Big South)
High Point, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Presbyterian takes on High Point after Kishyah Anderson scored 23 points in Presbyterian's 67-58 loss to the Winthrop Eagles.
The Panthers have gone 7-2 in home games. High Point ranks ninth in the Big South with 7.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Nevaeh Zavala averaging 1.9.
The Blue Hose are 2-6 in conference play. Presbyterian is ninth in the Big South scoring 51.7 points per game and is shooting 36.3%.
High Point averages 67.5 points per game, 1.8 more points than the 65.7 Presbyterian allows. Presbyterian's 36.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.4 percentage points lower than High Point has allowed to its opponents (40.7%).
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaliyah Collins is averaging 11.6 points, 3.2 assists and 2.6 steals for the Panthers. Lauren Scott is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Daniella Velez is averaging 2.7 points for the Blue Hose. Anderson is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3, averaging 69.1 points, 28.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 9.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.7 points per game.
Blue Hose: 3-7, averaging 54.9 points, 34.5 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 36.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.