Blanton leads Eastern Kentucky against Liberty after 20-point performance

Published Feb. 11, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-9, 10-3 ASUN) at Liberty Flames (20-6, 11-2 ASUN)

Lynchburg, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Liberty -13.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky faces the Liberty Flames after Devontae Blanton scored 20 points in Eastern Kentucky's 84-80 win against the Queens Royals.

The Flames are 14-1 on their home court. Liberty is sixth in the ASUN with 23.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Blake Preston averaging 3.4.

The Colonels are 10-3 against conference opponents. Eastern Kentucky is the ASUN leader with 36.2 rebounds per game led by Isaiah Cozart averaging 7.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colin Porter is averaging 6.6 points and four assists for the Flames. Darius McGhee is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games for Liberty.

Blanton is averaging 16.3 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Colonels. Michael Moreno is averaging 11.8 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Eastern Kentucky.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 8-2, averaging 71.6 points, 32.0 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.3 points per game.

Colonels: 8-2, averaging 75.4 points, 34.9 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 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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