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02/18 03:43 CST Cent. Conn. St. hosts Le Moyne after Garang's 21-point showing
Cent. Conn. St. hosts Le Moyne after Garang's 21-point showing
By The Associated Press
Le Moyne Dolphins (14-13, 9-5 NEC) at Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
(15-10, 9-5 NEC)
New Britain, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Le Moyne visits Cent. Conn. St. after Deng Garang scored 21 points
in Le Moyne's 81-63 victory against the Chicago State Cougars.
The Blue Devils have gone 7-3 in home games. Cent. Conn. St. has a 2-1 record
in one-possession games.
The Dolphins are 9-5 against conference opponents. Le Moyne ranks ninth in the
NEC with 7.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Shilo Jackson averaging 2.8.
Cent. Conn. St.'s average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just
0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Le Moyne gives up. Le
Moyne has shot at a 46.4% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage
points above the 42.4% shooting opponents of Cent. Conn. St. have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams
in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darin Smith Jr. is scoring 20.3 points per game with 5.1
rebounds and 1.0 assist for the Blue Devils. Max Frazier is averaging 12.8
points and 7.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Trent Mosquera is shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers
per game for the Dolphins, while averaging 13.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6
steals. Tennessee Rainwater is averaging 13 points and 5.3 rebounds over the
past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 6-4, averaging 71.1 points, 28.8 rebounds, 12.1
assists, 4.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Dolphins: 7-3, averaging 72.9 points, 31.4 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.3 steals
and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 70.6 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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