Alabama State Hornets (6-22, 4-12 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (16-13, 14-2 SWAC)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State enters the matchup against Southern after losing three games in a row.
The Jaguars have gone 8-1 at home. Southern is seventh in the SWAC scoring 59.6 points while shooting 37.1% from the field.
The Hornets are 4-12 in conference games. Alabama State allows 70.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 21.6 points per game.
Southern is shooting 37.1% from the field this season, 5.7 percentage points lower than the 42.8% Alabama State allows to opponents. Alabama State's 31.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 7.9 percentage points lower than Southern has allowed to its opponents (39.3%).
The Jaguars and Hornets square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aniya Gourdine is averaging 12.1 points and 2.2 steals for the Jaguars. Soniyah Reed is averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games.
Kaitlyn Bryant averages 0.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring 8.6 points while shooting 26.4% from beyond the arc. Amari Franklin is averaging 6.7 points and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 9-1, averaging 63.4 points, 31.8 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 11.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 49.3 points per game.
Hornets: 1-9, averaging 52.8 points, 32.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 31.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points.
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