UCF hosts East Carolina after Felton's 23-point game

Updated Mar. 5, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

East Carolina Pirates (15-15, 6-11 AAC) at UCF Knights (16-13, 7-10 AAC)

Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UCF -10.5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina visits the UCF Knights after RJ Felton scored 23 points in East Carolina's 81-78 loss to the Tulane Green Wave.

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The Knights have gone 10-6 in home games. UCF is third in the AAC with 9.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Taylor Hendricks averaging 2.5.

The Pirates are 6-11 against AAC opponents. East Carolina is eighth in the AAC scoring 28.1 points per game in the paint led by Ezra Ausar averaging 8.2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hendricks is averaging 15.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Knights. CJ Kelly is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games for UCF.

Felton is shooting 32.8% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, while averaging 13.9 points. Brandon Johnson is averaging 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds over the past 10 games for East Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 3-7, averaging 70.5 points, 27.0 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game.

Pirates: 5-5, averaging 71.3 points, 33.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 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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