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01/18 03:43 CST Niagara hosts Keyes and Mount St. Mary's
Niagara hosts Keyes and Mount St. Mary's
By The Associated Press
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (7-12, 3-5 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (5-12,
2-5 MAAC)
Lewiston, New York; Monday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's takes on Niagara after Arlandus Keyes scored 22
points in Mount St. Mary's 78-68 victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins.
The Purple Eagles are 3-2 in home games. Niagara has a 2-6 record against teams
above .500.
The Mountaineers are 3-5 in MAAC play. Mount St. Mary's is fifth in the MAAC
with 33.3 rebounds per game led by Luke McEldon averaging 6.1.
Niagara averages 63.2 points per game, 10.6 fewer points than the 73.8 Mount
St. Mary's allows. Mount St. Mary's 43.1% shooting percentage from the field
this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than Niagara has given up to its
opponents (46.4%).
The Purple Eagles and Mountaineers face off Monday for the first time in MAAC
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josiah Sabino is averaging 5.9 points for the Purple Eagles.
Landon Williams is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Keyes averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 11.6
points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Trey Deveaux is averaging 11.7
points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 3-7, averaging 63.0 points, 24.2 rebounds, 13.9
assists, 5.5 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.
Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 67.5 points, 35.2 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.4
steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 66.8 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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