No. 24 Florida Atlantic plays UTEP on 17-game win streak

Published Jan. 20, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Florida Atlantic Owls (18-1, 8-0 C-USA) at UTEP Miners (11-8, 4-4 C-USA)

El Paso, Texas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Florida Atlantic will try to keep its 17-game win streak alive when the Owls take on UTEP.

The Miners are 10-2 on their home court. UTEP ranks fifth in C-USA with 23.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Calvin Solomon averaging 4.1.

The Owls are 8-0 against C-USA opponents. Florida Atlantic is second in C-USA with 26.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Johnell Davis averaging 4.2.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shamar Givance is averaging 10.4 points, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals for the Miners. Tae Hardy is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games for UTEP.

Bryan Greenlee is averaging 7.4 points for the Owls. Davis is averaging 11.0 points over the last 10 games for Florida Atlantic.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miners: 5-5, averaging 67.1 points, 34.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 8.8 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points per game.

Owls: 10-0, averaging 75.4 points, 35.8 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points.

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