2024-02-01 10:25:35
North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (12-10, 4-3 Summit League) at South Dakota Coyotes (9-13, 2-5 Summit League)
Vermillion, South Dakota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin’ Hawks -3; over/under is 149
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota takes on the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks following Lahat Thioune scored 20 points in South Dakota’s 81-57 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos.
The Coyotes have gone 5-4 at home. South Dakota is eighth in the Summit League at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 77.8 points while holding opponents to 44.1% shooting.
The Fightin’ Hawks are 4-3 in conference games. North Dakota is fourth in the Summit League scoring 35.0 points per game in the paint led by B.J. Omot averaging 6.6.
South Dakota is shooting 44.5% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 44.8% North Dakota allows to opponents. North Dakota has shot at a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points fewer than the 44.1% shooting opponents of South Dakota have averaged.
The Coyotes and Fightin’ Hawks face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kaleb Stewart is averaging 15.6 points for the Coyotes.
Eli King is averaging 6.6 points for the Fightin’ Hawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 2-8, averaging 69.6 points, 38.4 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 3.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.9 points per game.
Fightin’ Hawks: 4-6, averaging 73.7 points, 35.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Write and data from Sportradar.
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