Delaware visits Jacksonville State following El Moutaouakkil's 38-point game

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (9-18, 5-11 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (13-14, 8-8 CUSA)

Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State hosts Delaware after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 38 points in Jacksonville State's 82-78 loss to the Sam Houston Bearkats.

The Gamecocks have gone 9-6 at home. Jacksonville State ranks second in the CUSA in team defense, giving up 67.8 points while holding opponents to 40.6% shooting.

The Fightin' Blue Hens are 5-11 in CUSA play. Delaware is 5-14 against opponents over .500.

Jacksonville State's average of 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Delaware allows. Delaware averages 67.6 points per game, 0.2 fewer than the 67.8 Jacksonville State allows to opponents.

The teams square off for the second time this season in CUSA play. Jacksonville State won the last meeting 67-64 on Jan. 3. El Moutaouakkil scored 22 points points to help lead the Gamecocks to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: El Moutaouakkil is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 7.0 rebounds for the Gamecocks. Anthony Bryant is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Christian Bliss averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin' Blue Hens, scoring 16.3 points while shooting 39.4% from beyond the arc. Justyn Fernandez is shooting 43.4% and averaging 18.3 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 5-5, averaging 71.5 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.

Fightin' Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 70.2 points, 26.7 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 5.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.