Khedr leads Western Kentucky against Delaware after 20-point game

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Western Kentucky Lady Toppers (7-18, 3-11 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (12-15, 6-9 CUSA)

Newark, Delaware; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky visits Delaware after Salma Khedr scored 20 points in Western Kentucky's 70-65 win over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

The Fightin' Blue Hens are 5-7 on their home court. Delaware is sixth in the CUSA scoring 63.7 points while shooting 40.0% from the field.

The Lady Toppers are 3-11 against CUSA opponents. Western Kentucky is 4-8 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 16.1 turnovers per game.

Delaware is shooting 40.0% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points lower than the 40.7% Western Kentucky allows to opponents. Western Kentucky averages 57.6 points per game, 8.1 fewer points than the 65.7 Delaware gives up.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Delaware won 66-55 in the last matchup on Jan. 24. Trinity Vance led Delaware with 20 points, and Enni Ahervuo led Western Kentucky with 13 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ande'a Cherisier is averaging 12.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Fightin' Blue Hens. Vance is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Zsofia Telegdy is averaging 8.7 points for the Lady Toppers. Khedr is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin' Blue Hens: 5-5, averaging 58.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points per game.

Lady Toppers: 2-8, averaging 55.2 points, 24.0 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.7 points.

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