Belmont hosts Gregory and Middle Tennessee
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2:42 AM on Saturday, December 7, 2024
By The Associated Press
Middle Tennessee Raiders (7-2) at Belmont Bruins (4-4)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee plays Belmont after Jalynn Gregory scored 20 points in Middle Tennessee's 85-41 victory over the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.
The Bruins are 1-1 on their home court. Belmont ranks ninth in the MVC with 28.8 points per game in the paint led by Carmyn Harrison averaging 6.7.
The Raiders are 2-1 in road games. Middle Tennessee is sixth in the CUSA scoring 31.6 points per game in the paint led by Ta'Mia Scott averaging 8.0.
Belmont makes 37.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.1 percentage points higher than Middle Tennessee has allowed to its opponents (34.8%). Middle Tennessee has shot at a 42.9% clip from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points higher than the 38.1% shooting opponents of Belmont have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kendall Holmes is shooting 39.8% and averaging 11.8 points for the Bruins.
Anastasiia Boldyreva is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds for the Raiders.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
