St. Francis (NY) (4-7, 4-6) vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (5-12, 4-9)
DeGol Arena, Loretto, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: St. Francis (Pa.) looks for its fifth straight win over St. Francis (NY) at DeGol Arena. The last victory for the Terriers at St. Francis (Pa.) was a 70-58 win on Feb. 18, 2016.
LEADING THE CHARGE: St. Francis (Pa.)’s Ramiir Dixon-Conover has averaged 14 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists while Mark Flagg has put up 8.4 points and 6.2 rebounds. For the Terriers, Travis Atson has averaged 14.9 points and 7.1 rebounds while Unique McLean has put up 10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds.ACCURATE ATSON: Atson has connected on 41.7 percent of the 48 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 6 for 12 over his last three games. He’s also converted 72.7 percent of his foul shots this season.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Red Flash have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Terriers. St. Francis (Pa.) has an assist on 42 of 70 field goals (60 percent) across its past three outings while St. Francis (NY) has assists on 41 of 86 field goals (47.7 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: St. Francis (NY) is rated second among NEC teams with an average of 76.9 points per game.
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