High Point visits N.C. A&T after Austin's 24-point outing

High Point Panthers (11-17, 5-9 Big South) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (11-17, 6-8 Big South)

Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: N.C. A&T -2.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: High Point visits the North Carolina A&T Aggies after Zach Austin scored 24 points in High Point's 66-64 loss to the Radford Highlanders.

The Aggies have gone 7-2 in home games. N.C. A&T is 3-4 in one-possession games.

The Panthers are 5-9 against Big South opponents. High Point is 8-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.1 turnovers per game.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Panthers won 78-71 in the last matchup on Jan. 16. John-Michael Wright led the Panthers with 28 points, and Marcus Watson led the Aggies with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Watson is averaging 12 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Aggies. Demetric Horton is averaging 11.0 points over the last 10 games for N.C. A&T.

Wright is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Panthers. Austin is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for High Point.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 3-7, averaging 67.3 points, 32.2 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.

Panthers: 4-6, averaging 67.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points.

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