UMass takes on Coastal Carolina following Banks' 37-point performance

UMass Minutemen (15-9, 6-6 MAC) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (14-11, 7-6 Sun Belt)

Conway, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass visits Coastal Carolina after Marcus Banks scored 37 points in UMass' 95-89 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas.

The Chanticleers are 6-4 in home games. Coastal Carolina scores 72.9 points and has outscored opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Minutemen are 2-4 on the road. UMass is second in the MAC with 17.8 assists per game led by Danny Carbuccia averaging 6.4.

Coastal Carolina averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 7.2 per game UMass gives up. UMass has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 7.3 percentage points higher than the 39.5% shooting opponents of Coastal Carolina have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Dancier is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Chanticleers, while averaging 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. Joshua Beadle is averaging 17.7 points and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Chanticleers: 6-4, averaging 72.2 points, 34.7 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 3.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points per game.

Minutemen: 6-4, averaging 81.6 points, 31.0 rebounds, 17.7 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.1 points.

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