Maine (2-5) vs. Quinnipiac (5-4)
People’s United Center, Hamden, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac plays host to Maine in a non-conference matchup. Quinnipiac beat Dartmouth by three points on Wednesday, while Maine fell 77-66 at Columbia on Saturday.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Quinnipiac’s Matt Balanc has averaged 17 points while Kevin Marfo has put up 8.4 points and 10.6 rebounds. For the Black Bears, Vukasin Masic has averaged 9.3 points and 4.4 rebounds while LeChaun DuHart has put up 6.9 points.MIGHTY MASIC: Masic has connected on 41.7 percent of the 24 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 7 of 17 over the last five games. He’s also converted 84.6 percent of his free throws this season.
SLIPPING AT 64: Maine is 0-5 when it allows at least 64 points and 2-0 when it holds opponents to less than 64.
UNDEFEATED WHEN: Quinnipiac is a perfect 5-0 when it scores at least 72 points. The Bobcats are 0-4 when scoring any fewer than that.
DID YOU KNOW: Quinnipiac is ranked second among MAAC teams with an average of 75 points per game.
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