Georgia State Panthers (16-15, 9-10 Sun Belt) vs. Old Dominion Monarchs (17-14, 9-9 Sun Belt)
Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 12:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion takes on Georgia State in the Sun Belt Tournament.
The Monarchs are 9-9 against Sun Belt opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Old Dominion is 2-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Panthers are 9-10 in Sun Belt play. Georgia State ranks seventh in the Sun Belt shooting 31.1% from 3-point range.
Old Dominion scores 67.5 points per game, 0.1 more points than the 67.4 Georgia State gives up. Georgia State has shot at a 38.8% rate from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points fewer than the 40.4% shooting opponents of Old Dominion have averaged.
The teams did not play each other during the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Simaru Fields is shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Monarchs, while averaging 11.4 points. En'Dya Buford is shooting 40.0% and averaging 14.3 points over the past 10 games.
Mya Williams is shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 8.9 points. Mikyla Tolivert is shooting 42.4% and averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Monarchs: 3-7, averaging 70.2 points, 34.8 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.
Panthers: 6-4, averaging 62.6 points, 24.7 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 13.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.7 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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