Southern Miss visits Florida Atlantic following Martin's 21-point game
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-15, 1-7 C-USA) at Florida Atlantic Owls (13-9, 6-3 C-USA)
Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
LINE: Florida Atlantic -15; over/under is 136
BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic hosts the Southern Miss Golden Eagles after Alijah Martin scored 21 points in Florida Atlantic's 83-73 win against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
The Owls are 11-3 in home games. Florida Atlantic is sixth in C-USA at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.2 points while holding opponents to 44.1% shooting.
The Golden Eagles are 1-7 in C-USA play. Southern Miss has a 4-15 record against teams over .500.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martin is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Owls. Michael Forrest is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Florida Atlantic.
Walyn Napper is averaging 4.7 points and 3.8 assists for the Golden Eagles. Tyler Stevenson is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games for Southern Miss.
LAST 10 GAMES: Owls: 6-4, averaging 73.3 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 2-8, averaging 62.2 points, 28.9 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points.
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