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01/22 03:43 CST Niesman leads Fairleigh Dickinson against Cent. Conn. St. after
23-point game
Niesman leads Fairleigh Dickinson against Cent. Conn. St. after 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-13, 3-3 NEC) at Central Connecticut State Blue
Devils (10-7, 4-2 NEC)
New Britain, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson faces Cent. Conn. St. after Joey Niesman
scored 23 points in Fairleigh Dickinson's 68-61 victory against the Wagner
Seahawks.
The Blue Devils have gone 5-1 at home. Cent. Conn. St. is fifth in the NEC at
limiting opponent scoring, giving up 72.3 points while holding opponents to
43.0% shooting.
The Knights are 3-3 in NEC play. Fairleigh Dickinson ranks ninth in the NEC
with 12.1 assists per game led by Niesman averaging 3.4.
Cent. Conn. St. makes 47.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is
2.0 percentage points higher than Fairleigh Dickinson has allowed to its
opponents (45.8%). Fairleigh Dickinson averages 68.5 points per game, 3.8 fewer
than the 72.3 Cent. Conn. St. gives up to opponents.
The Blue Devils and Knights match up Friday for the first time in NEC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Melo Sanchez averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue
Devils, scoring 9.4 points while shooting 44.9% from beyond the arc. Darin
Smith Jr. is shooting 42.4% and averaging 20.8 points over the past 10 games.
Eric Parnell is shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per
game for the Knights, while averaging 11.8 points. Niesman is averaging 13.4
points and 3.7 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 5-5, averaging 72.5 points, 28.4 rebounds, 13.4
assists, 5.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points per game.
Knights: 4-6, averaging 64.2 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.4 steals
and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 65.6 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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