North Carolina Central hosts UNC Asheville after Pember's 28-point game
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (4-2) at North Carolina Central Eagles (3-3)
Durham, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: North Carolina Central -1.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville takes on the North Carolina Central Eagles after Drew Pember scored 28 points in UNC Asheville's 73-61 win against the Western Carolina Catamounts.
The Eagles have gone 3-0 in home games. North Carolina Central is the best team in the MEAC in team defense, giving up 67.3 points while holding opponents to 42.4% shooting.
The Bulldogs are 1-1 on the road. UNC Asheville averages 80.0 points while outscoring opponents by 10.5 points per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Wright is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Eagles. Eric Boone is averaging 11.2 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 52.1% for North Carolina Central.
Pember is averaging 22.7 points, eight rebounds and 2.7 blocks for the Bulldogs. Tajion Jones is averaging 15.0 points for UNC Asheville.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
