BOTTOM LINE: Temple and Xavier square off at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California.
The Musketeers are 4-5 in non-conference play. Xavier is eighth in the Big East with 13.5 assists per game led by Meri Kanerva averaging 2.9.
The Owls have a 5-4 record in non-conference games. Temple ranks ninth in the AAC with 12.9 assists per game led by Tristen Taylor averaging 4.2.
Xavier's average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Temple allows. Temple averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Xavier allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kanerva is shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Musketeers, while averaging 11.1 points.
Tiarra East is shooting 38.1% and averaging 16.4 points for the Owls.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.