Albany (NY) Great Danes (8-11, 4-3 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (8-10, 3-5 America East)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miles Coleman and the NJIT Highlanders host Matt Cerruti and the Albany (NY) Great Danes in America East play Saturday.
The Highlanders are 4-5 in home games. NJIT leads the America East with 26.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Coleman averaging 5.3.
The Great Danes have gone 4-3 against America East opponents. Albany (NY) has a 3-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Highlanders and Great Danes face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan O’Hearn averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Coleman is shooting 43.5% and averaging 15.8 points over the past 10 games for NJIT.
Cerruti is averaging 11.4 points for the Great Danes. Jamel Horton is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games for Albany (NY).
LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 3-7, averaging 60.9 points, 31.5 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game.
Great Danes: 6-4, averaging 66.1 points, 31.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points.
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