St. Francis plays host to Bucknell

Bucknell (2-5) vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (2-3)

DeGol Arena, Loretto, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bucknell and St. Francis (Pa.) both look to put winning streaks together . Each team is coming off of a victory this past Sunday. St. Francis (Pa.) earned a 79-68 win on the road against Lehigh, while Bucknell got a 65-56 win in overtime at home against Siena.

SUPER SENIORS: St. Francis (Pa.)’s Ramiir Dixon-Conover, Myles Thompson and Mark Flagg have collectively scored 38 percent of all Red Flash points this season.ACCURATE ANDREW: Andrew Funk has connected on 35.7 percent of the 70 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 16 of 48 over his last five games. He’s also made 85 percent of his free throws this season.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Bison have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Red Flash. St. Francis (Pa.) has 36 assists on 80 field goals (45 percent) over its previous three outings while Bucknell has assists on 38 of 71 field goals (53.5 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: St. Francis (Pa.) is ranked first among NEC teams with an average of 77.2 points per game.

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