The North Carolina A&T Aggies and UNC Wilmington Seahawks will take the court Thursday at Trask Coliseum. Tip-off from Wilmington, NC, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Seahawks are 9.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 138 points.
NC A&T, 11-13 SU and 12-9 ATS, lost 79-64 to Monmouth on Saturday. The Aggies are 3-2 in their past five and 6-5 in Colonial Athletic Association competition.
UNC Wilmington, 17-6 SU and 12-8-1 ATS, defeated Monmouth 52-49 on Thursday. The Seahawks are 3-2 in their past five and 7-3 in CAA play.
UNC Wilmington defeated North Carolina A&T 66-61 on Jan. 7. The Seahawks won on the road by dominating the glass and making the most of their trips to the charity stripe (19-of-21). The Aggies hold an 11-10 advantage in the series.
North Carolina A&T is a game over .500 in the CAA with seven regular season games to go. Can the Aggies make a late-season push to earn a top seed in the conference tournament?
In its last game, NC A&T came out with a disappointing home performance against Monmouth, a team that had just one win in its first 21 games. The Hawks snapped their 12-game losing streak with a 15-point win, shooting 52.8 percent from the field, while the Aggies shot under 40 percent from the field and under 25 percent from three. They were also outrebounded 37-28 and turned the ball over 14 times. It was a night to forget, to say the least.
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— NC A&T Men's Basketball (@ncatmbb) January 27, 2023
NC A&T scores 71.9 points per game (177th) on 43.2 percent shooting from the field (259th), including 34.2 percent from behind the arc (183rd). The Aggies shoot 67.6 percent from the free-throw line (290th) and average 31.3 rebounds (220th) with a -3.4 rebounding margin. They're 248th nationally in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
Sophomore guard Kam Woods paces NC A&T with 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. Other Aggies to watch are junior forward Marcus Watson (14.7 PPG and 4.9 RPG), senior guard Demetric Horton (11.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 44.9 3PT%), and freshman guard Duncan Powell (6.5 PPG and 5.0 RPG).
NC A&T surrenders 73.0 points (278th) on 44.0 percent shooting (220th), including 31.8 percent from three-point range (98th). It's 288th in schedule-adjusted defensive efficiency, 63rd in adjusted tempo, and 268th in assist-per-turnover rat io.
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