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Foxwell leads Portland against Saint Mary's (CA) after 20-point showing
By The Associated Press
Portland Pilots (7-8, 0-2 WCC) at Saint Mary's Gaels (13-2, 2-0 WCC)
Moraga, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland faces Saint Mary's (CA) after Joel Foxwell scored 20
points in Portland's 92-85 loss to the Santa Clara Broncos.
The Gaels have gone 8-0 at home. Saint Mary's (CA) leads the WCC at limiting
opponent scoring, giving up 63.6 points while holding opponents to 39.7%
shooting.
The Pilots are 0-2 in WCC play. Portland is sixth in the WCC with 24.1
defensive rebounds per game led by Foxwell averaging 3.8.
Saint Mary's (CA) averages 78.5 points per game, 3.1 fewer points than the 81.6
Portland allows. Portland scores 17.0 more points per game (80.6) than Saint
Mary's (CA) allows to opponents (63.6).
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paulius Murauskas is shooting 48.0% and averaging 18.3 points
for the Gaels. Joshua Dent is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Foxwell is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the
Pilots. Timo George is averaging 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 8-2, averaging 75.2 points, 35.4 rebounds, 11.9 assists,
5.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 64.9 points per game.
Pilots: 3-7, averaging 78.0 points, 31.3 rebounds, 19.4 assists, 6.2 steals and
3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 82.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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