The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (6-9, 5-4 CC) vs UNC Pembroke (11-5, 9-1 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 4:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This is the seventh all-time meeting between Converse and UNC Pembroke dating back to the 2021-2022 season. UNC Pembroke is 6-0 all-time against the Valkyries and 3-0 in matchups played in Spartanburg.           
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 6-9 overall this season and 5-4 in Conference Carolinas action this season. The Valkyries are coming off a 72-66 win over North Greenville on Wednesday night.
• The Valkyries are averaging 76.1 points per game, shooting 43 percent from the field, 35 percent from three-point range, and 72 percent from the free throw line.
• Converse is averaging 34.9 rebounds per game, 18.6 assists per game, 5.3 steals per game, and 2.6 blocks per game.
• Jay Mitchell leads the team with 12.3 points per game, Kyle Monk is second on the team with 10.5 points per game, and Edoardo Buffo is third on the team with 8.5 points per game.
• Leo Da Campo leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game, Earl Burgess III is second on the team with 4.6 rebounds per game, and Buffo is third on the team with 3.9 rebounds per game. 
• Buffo leads the team with 2.6 assists per game, Caleb Reams is second on the team with 2.4 assists, and Mitchell is third on the team with 1.9 assists per game.
• Mitchell leads the team with 1.0 steals per game, while Monk leads the team with 0.9 blocks per game.

 
UNC Pembroke Notes:

• UNC Pembroke is 11-5 overall this season and 9-1 in Conference Carolinas play. The Braves are coming off an 82-60 win over Belmont Abbey on Saturday afternoon.
• The Braves are averaging 84.3 points per game this season, shooting 48 percent from the field, 35 percent from three-point range, and 77 percent from the free throw line.
• UNC Pembroke is averaging 39.6 rebounds per game this season, 14.2 assists per game, 6.5 steals per game, and 3.0 blocks per game.
• Bradlee Haskell leads the team with 16.8 points per game this season, Dallas Gardner is second on the team with 15.7 points per game this season, and JaJauan Carr is third on the team with 11.3 points per game.
• Elijah Cobb leads the team with 7.6 rebounds per game, Joe'l Pettiford is second on the team with 6.5 rebounds per game, and Gardner with 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Carr leads the team with 3.1 assists per game, Haskell is second on the team with 2.5 assists per game, and Cobb is third on the team with 2.1 assists per game.
• Gardner leads the team with 1.3 steals per game and Quay Watson is second on the team with 1.0 steals per game. Cobb leads the team with 1.1 blocks per game this season.   

 
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