East Tennessee State hosts Wofford after Paveletzke's 21-point game

Published Jan. 31, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Wofford Terriers (13-10, 5-5 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-15, 4-6 SoCon)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Wofford visits the East Tennessee State Buccaneers after Jackson Paveletzke scored 21 points in Wofford's 85-77 win against the Samford Bulldogs.

The Buccaneers have gone 3-9 at home. East Tennessee State is fifth in the SoCon with 31.7 points per game in the paint led by Jalen Haynes averaging 10.0.

The Terriers are 5-5 in conference play. Wofford is second in the SoCon scoring 34.4 points per game in the paint led by Paveletzke averaging 6.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan King is averaging 13.7 points for the Buccaneers. Deanthony Tipler is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for East Tennessee State.

Paveletzke is averaging 14.7 points and 3.8 assists for the Terriers. B.J. Mack is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games for Wofford.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buccaneers: 4-6, averaging 67.2 points, 34.9 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.

Terriers: 5-5, averaging 73.2 points, 28.3 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.