Georgia State hosts Belmont after Sheppard's 27-point outing
Belmont Bruins (3-3) at Georgia State Panthers (4-2)
Atlanta; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Belmont faces the Georgia State Panthers after Ben Sheppard scored 27 points in Belmont's 96-73 win against the Howard Bison.
The Panthers are 4-2 on their home court. Georgia State averages 68.3 points and has outscored opponents by 4.3 points per game.
The Bruins are 0-2 on the road. Belmont has a 1-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dwon Odom is scoring 18.3 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Panthers. Ja'Heim Hudson is averaging 11.7 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 55.8% for Georgia State.
Drew Friberg is shooting 41.5% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, while averaging 11.7 points. Sheppard is averaging 21.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals for Belmont.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.