Purdue Fort Wayne and South Alabama meet in NIT
South Alabama Jaguars (17-18, 9-14 Sun Belt) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (20-13, 14-9 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne and South Alabama square off in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Mastodons' record in Horizon play is 14-9, and their record is 6-4 against non-conference opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne is 1-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Jaguars are 9-14 in Sun Belt play.
South Alabama is seventh in the Sun Belt with 34. 4 rebounds per game led by Cordasia Harris averaging 8. 8.
Purdue Fort Wayne makes 44. 4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4. 6 percentage points higher than South Alabama has allowed to its opponents (39.
8%). South Alabama averages 6. 7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.