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12/06 03:43 CST Niagara faces Saint Peter's on 3-game road slide
Niagara faces Saint Peter's on 3-game road slide
By The Associated Press
Niagara Purple Eagles (2-6, 0-1 MAAC) at Saint Peter's Peacocks (3-4, 1-0 MAAC)
Jersey City, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Niagara visits Saint Peter's looking to end its three-game road
losing streak.
The Peacocks are 3-1 on their home court. Saint Peter's allows 75.6 points and
has been outscored by 8.2 points per game.
The Purple Eagles are 0-1 against MAAC opponents. Niagara averages 10.8
turnovers per game and is 1-4 when winning the turnover battle.
Saint Peter's average of 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6
fewer made shots on average than the 8.5 per game Niagara allows. Niagara
averages 62.3 points per game, 13.3 fewer points than the 75.6 Saint Peter's
gives up to opponents.
The Peacocks and Purple Eagles square off Sunday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Bland is scoring 16.6 points per game with 5.3 rebounds
and 1.0 assist for the Peacocks. TJ Robinson is averaging 12.3 points and 2.1
rebounds while shooting 39.4%.
Justin Page is averaging 10.9 points for the Purple Eagles. Justin Hawkins is
averaging 9.6 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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