Vokietaitis leads Florida Atlantic against East Carolina after 21-point game

By Canadian Press on March 8, 2025.

East Carolina Pirates (18-12, 10-7 AAC) at Florida Atlantic Owls (16-14, 9-8 AAC)

Boca Raton, Florida; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic hosts East Carolina after Matas Vokietaitis scored 21 points in Florida Atlantic’s 89-80 loss to the UAB Blazers.

The Owls are 7-5 on their home court. Florida Atlantic scores 79.2 points while outscoring opponents by 2.9 points per game.

The Pirates are 10-7 against AAC opponents. East Carolina is 5-1 in one-possession games.

Florida Atlantic makes 46.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than East Carolina has allowed to its opponents (44.1%). East Carolina has shot at a 44.3% rate from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 43.5% shooting opponents of Florida Atlantic have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: KyKy Tandy is shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, while averaging 8.4 points. Kaleb Glenn is shooting 56.4% and averaging 14.2 points over the past 10 games.

RJ Felton is shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Pirates, while averaging 18.7 points and 6.6 rebounds. C.J. Walker is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Owls: 6-4, averaging 78.0 points, 33.0 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 5.0 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.

Pirates: 7-3, averaging 78.3 points, 33.4 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points.

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

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