Arkansas State plays Coastal Carolina after Ford's 21-point showing

Published Feb. 3, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-13, 4-7 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-15, 1-10 Sun Belt)

Jonesboro, Arkansas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State hosts the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers after Terrance Ford Jr. scored 21 points in Arkansas State's 82-62 loss to the South Alabama Jaguars.

The Red Wolves have gone 8-7 in home games. Arkansas State is 2-1 in one-possession games.

The Chanticleers have gone 4-7 against Sun Belt opponents. Coastal Carolina ranks third in the Sun Belt with 34.6 rebounds per game led by Essam Mostafa averaging 9.9.

The Red Wolves and Chanticleers square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Omar El-Sheikh is scoring 11.0 points per game with 9.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists for the Red Wolves. Caleb Fields is averaging 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 40.6% over the last 10 games for Arkansas State.

Henry Abraham is averaging five points and 3.2 assists for the Chanticleers. Josh Uduje is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games for Coastal Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wolves: 0-10, averaging 60.5 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.

Chanticleers: 3-7, averaging 70.7 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 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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