North Alabama puts home win streak on the line against Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-5) at North Alabama Lions (3-3)
Florence, Alabama; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
ions -7.5; over/under is 144
BOTTOM LINE: North Alabama hosts Tennessee Tech looking to continue its three-game home winning streak.
The Lions are 3-0 on their home court. North Alabama is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Golden Eagles are 1-3 on the road. Tennessee Tech averages 10.9 turnovers per game and is 0-3 when winning the turnover battle.
North Alabama’s average of 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Tennessee Tech allows. Tennessee Tech averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.7 per game North Alabama allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: KJ Johnson is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Lions. Jacari Lane is averaging 11.0 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 39.7% for North Alabama.
David Early averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc. Rodney Johnson Jr. is averaging 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds for Tennessee Tech.
