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02/11 03:43 CST Florida International hosts Delaware following Fernandez's
27-point outing
Florida International hosts Delaware following Fernandez's 27-point outing
By The Associated Press
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (7-16, 3-9 CUSA) at Florida International Panthers
(11-12, 4-8 CUSA)
Miami; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Delaware visits Florida International after Justyn Fernandez
scored 27 points in Delaware's 89-88 overtime victory against the Middle
Tennessee Blue Raiders.
The Panthers are 9-4 in home games. Florida International is fifth in the CUSA
with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Eric Dibami averaging 3.0.
The Fightin' Blue Hens are 3-9 in CUSA play. Delaware gives up 72.3 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 5.9 points per game.
Florida International makes 45.9% of its shots from the field this season,
which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Delaware has allowed to its
opponents (43.1%). Delaware has shot at a 44.3% clip from the field this
season, 1.8 percentage points above the 42.5% shooting opponents of Florida
International have averaged.
The Panthers and Fightin' Blue Hens square off Thursday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zawdie Jackson is averaging 10.9 points for the Panthers. Corey
Stephenson is averaging 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 42.3% over
the past 10 games.
Fernandez is shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per
game for the Fightin' Blue Hens, while averaging 15.2 points. Christian Bliss
is averaging 17.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.8 steals over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 3-7, averaging 75.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 11.7
assists, 8.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game.
Fightin' Blue Hens: 3-7, averaging 66.9 points, 27.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists,
4.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.5 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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