Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7) vs. Bradley Braves (5-4)

DeLand, Florida; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman and Bradley square off at Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida.

The Braves are 5-4 in non-conference play. Bradley is eighth in the MVC with 12.1 assists per game led by Soleil Barnes averaging 3.4.

The Wildcats have a 2-7 record in non-conference play. Bethune-Cookman averages 14.4 turnovers per game and is 2-3 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Bradley’s average of 5.7 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Bethune-Cookman gives up. Bethune-Cookman has shot at a 38.6% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points fewer than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Bradley have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnes is scoring 14.9 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Braves.

Asianae Nicholson is averaging 11.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Wildcats.

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