Elon hosts N.C. A&T following Lamothe’s 20-point game

North Carolina A&T Aggies (4-21, 0-12 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (15-10, 6-6 CAA)

Elon, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phoenix -12.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T visits Elon after Jahnathan Lamothe scored 20 points in N.C. A&T’s 66-62 loss to the Campbell Fighting Camels.

The Phoenix have gone 9-2 at home. Elon is sixth in college basketball with 38.1 rebounds led by Matthew Van Komen averaging 8.4.

The Aggies are 0-12 against conference opponents. N.C. A&T is seventh in the CAA with 23.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Lamothe averaging 6.5.

Elon averages 74.4 points per game, 4.5 fewer points than the 78.9 N.C. A&T gives up. N.C. A&T has shot at a 41.3% clip from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 39.4% shooting opponents of Elon have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Dorn is averaging 15.2 points for the Phoenix. Sam Sherry is averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.

Ryan Forrest is shooting 39.9% and averaging 19.1 points for the Aggies. Lamothe is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 4-6, averaging 70.8 points, 34.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 5.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points per game.

Aggies: 0-10, averaging 68.6 points, 30.5 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.0 points.

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