Last year, the 73.3 points per game the Georgia Southern Eagles recorded were only 4.3 more points than the North Carolina Central Eagles allowed (69.0).
Georgia Southern went 8-12 last season when scoring more than 69.0 points.
When North Carolina Central allowed fewer than 73.3 points last season, it went 15-4.
The North Carolina Central Eagles put up an average of 76.6 points per game last year, only 2.6 fewer points than the 79.2 the Georgia Southern Eagles allowed.
When it scored more than 79.2 points last season, North Carolina Central went 7-2.
Georgia Southern had an 8-4 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 76.6 points.
The Georgia Southern Eagles were outscored by 195 points last season (5.9 points per game on average), while the North Carolina Central Eagles put up 236 more points than their opponents on the year (7.6 per game).

The Georgia Southern Eagles shot 43.0% from the field last season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 42.1% the North Carolina Central Eagles allowed to opponents.
In games Georgia Southern shot higher than 42.1% from the field, it went 6-10 overall.
The North Carolina Central Eagles shot 45.4% from the field, 0.2% lower than the 45.6% the Georgia Southern Eagles' opponents shot last season.
Last season, North Carolina Central had a 9-5 record in games the team collectively shot better than 45.6% from the field.

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The Georgia Southern Eagles and the North Carolina Central Eagles rebounded at around the same clip, averaging 30.4 and 32.3 boards per game last season, respectively.
When North Carolina Central earned the rebounding advantage they were 5-11 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Georgia Southern was 1-19.
The Georgia Southern Eagles were the 283rd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the North Carolina Central Eagles ranked 156th.
The Georgia Southern Eagles averaged 8.5 offensive rebounds per game, 1.0 rebound less than the North Carolina Central Eagles.
The North Carolina Central Eagles were 9-4 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Georgia Southern Eagles were 4-14 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Georgia Southern Eagles ranked 191st in college basketball in offensive rebounding. The North Carolina Central Eagles ranked 104th.
Georgia Southern recorded an average rebounding margin of -4.0 rebounds per contest. North Carolina Central averaged a draw on the boards, collecting the same rebounding averaged as they allowed.

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