Duke takes on No. 5 LSU, seeks to break 3-game skid

LSU Tigers (8-0) at Duke Blue Devils (3-5)

Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Duke will try to stop its three-game losing streak when the Blue Devils take on No. 5 LSU.

The Blue Devils have gone 2-0 at home. Duke is sixth in the ACC with 16.0 assists per game led by Taina Mair averaging 5.5.

The Tigers have gone 2-0 away from home. LSU ranks third in the SEC with 19.8 assists per game led by Flau'jae Johnson averaging 3.4.

Duke makes 40.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.1 percentage points higher than LSU has allowed to its opponents (31.0%). LSU averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 5.3 per game Duke allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Toby Fournier is scoring 15.8 points per game with 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists for the Blue Devils. Ashlon Jackson is averaging 12.4 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 34.4%.

Johnson is averaging 17 points, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals for the Tigers. MiLaysia Fulwiley is averaging 16.1 points and 4.5 steals.

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