Pacific Tigers (7-9, 3-3 WCC) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (8-7, 4-2 WCC)
Moraga, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes Saint Mary’s (CA) and Pacific will play on Saturday.
The Gaels have gone 3-3 at home. Saint Mary’s (CA) has a 2-2 record in one-possession games.
The Tigers have gone 3-3 against WCC opponents. Pacific is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Saint Mary’s (CA)’s average of 5.6 made 3-pointers per game is 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 6.6 per game Pacific allows. Pacific has shot at a 41.3% clip from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 40.8% shooting opponents of Saint Mary’s (CA) have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Emily Foy is shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Gaels, while averaging 8.4 points.
Anaya James is averaging 12.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals for the Tigers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 5-5, averaging 64.1 points, 26.3 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points per game.
Tigers: 4-6, averaging 66.2 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 10.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points.
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