UNC Asheville hosts Presbyterian after Pember's 20-point game

Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-16, 1-7 Big South) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (15-6, 7-1 Big South)

Asheville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville hosts the Presbyterian Blue Hose after Drew Pember scored 20 points in UNC Asheville's 64-58 win against the South Carolina Upstate Spartans.

The Bulldogs have gone 8-0 at home. UNC Asheville is second in the Big South with 12.9 assists per game led by Caleb Burgess averaging 3.8.

The Blue Hose have gone 1-7 against Big South opponents. Presbyterian averages 12.5 turnovers per game and is 3-4 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The Bulldogs and Blue Hose match up Wednesday for the first time in Big South play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pember is averaging 19.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks for the Bulldogs. Tajion Jones is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UNC Asheville.

Jalen Forrest is shooting 38.3% and averaging 12.0 points for the Blue Hose. Crosby James is averaging 10.4 points over the last 10 games for Presbyterian.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 64.4 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points per game.

Blue Hose: 3-7, averaging 67.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points.

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