Burford leads Elon against Charleston (SC) after 27-point performance

Charleston (SC) Cougars (12-9, 4-5 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (7-16, 4-6 CAA)

Elon, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Elon -3.5; over/under is 148.5

BOTTOM LINE: Elon hosts the Charleston (SC) Cougars after Darius Burford scored 27 points in Elon's 78-65 win over the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

The Phoenix are 7-3 on their home court. Elon allows 72.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.3 points per game.

The Cougars are 4-5 against CAA opponents. Charleston (SC) is sixth in the CAA shooting 33.3% from deep. Brenden Tucker leads the Cougars shooting 43% from 3-point range.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Cougars won the last matchup 65-61 on Jan. 9. John Meeks scored 19 points to help lead the Cougars to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Burford is averaging 12.7 points, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Phoenix. Hunter McIntosh is averaging 11.9 points over the past 10 games for Elon.

Meeks is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Cougars. Tucker is averaging 10.2 points and 1.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Charleston (SC).

LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 4-6, averaging 67.6 points, 29.5 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points per game.

Cougars: 5-5, averaging 76.4 points, 37.1 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points.

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