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02/19 03:43 CST Niagara visits Mount St. Mary's, looks to stop road slide
Niagara visits Mount St. Mary's, looks to stop road slide
By The Associated Press
Niagara Purple Eagles (7-19, 4-12 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
(12-15, 8-8 MAAC)
Emmitsburg, Maryland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Niagara will try to end its three-game road slide when the Purple
Eagles play Mount St. Mary's.
The Mountaineers have gone 6-5 at home. Mount St. Mary's allows 72.1 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 4.0 points per game.
The Purple Eagles are 4-12 in MAAC play. Niagara has a 2-4 record in games
decided by less than 4 points.
Mount St. Mary's scores 68.1 points per game, 2.9 fewer points than the 71.0
Niagara allows. Niagara has shot at a 43.8% rate from the field this season,
3.3 percentage points above the 40.5% shooting opponents of Mount St. Mary's
have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Mount St.
Mary's won 68-58 in the last matchup on Jan. 19. Arlandus Keyes led Mount St.
Mary's with 15 points, and Will Shortt led Niagara with 10 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keyes is averaging 11.7 points for the Mountaineers. Abdou
Khadre Kebe is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Justin Page is shooting 42.3% and averaging 12.1 points for the Purple Eagles.
Vice Zanki is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 67.7 points, 34.7 rebounds, 12.2
assists, 4.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.
Purple Eagles: 3-7, averaging 63.2 points, 28.1 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.5
steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
