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Mercyhurst visits Fuller and LIU
By The Associated Press
Mercyhurst Lakers (6-9, 1-1 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (8-7, 2-0 NEC)
New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: LIU takes on Mercyhurst after Jamal Fuller scored 21 points in
LIU's 74-55 victory over the Chicago State Cougars.
The Sharks are 3-1 in home games. LIU ranks eighth in the NEC with 21.3
defensive rebounds per game led by Fuller averaging 4.5.
The Lakers have gone 1-1 against NEC opponents. Mercyhurst is eighth in the NEC
scoring 67.1 points per game and is shooting 44.8%.
LIU scores 76.9 points, 10.0 more per game than the 66.9 Mercyhurst allows.
Mercyhurst averages 67.1 points per game, 12.2 fewer points than the 79.3 LIU
allows.
The Sharks and Lakers meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fuller is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 5.8
rebounds for the Sharks. Malachi Davis is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Bernie Blunt is scoring 16.6 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists
for the Lakers. Jake Lemelman is averaging 12.6 points and 2.3 rebounds while
shooting 37.7% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 5-5, averaging 77.6 points, 31.4 rebounds, 15.2 assists,
8.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 79.0 points per game.
Lakers: 3-7, averaging 65.2 points, 28.0 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 8.4 steals and
4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 69.6 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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