Columbia Lions play the Albany (NY) Great Danes on 7-game win streak

Albany (NY) Great Danes (2-6) at Columbia Lions (8-1)

New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Columbia is looking to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Lions take on Albany (NY).

The Lions are 5-0 in home games. Columbia is the Ivy League leader with 39.1 rebounds per game led by Blair Thompson averaging 5.8.

The Great Danes have gone 0-4 away from home. Albany (NY) leads the America East with 14.8 assists. Amir Lindsey paces the Great Danes with 3.9.

Columbia makes 49.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than Albany (NY) has allowed to its opponents (43.7%). Albany (NY) averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Columbia gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kenny Noland is scoring 17.2 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Lions. Thompson is averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 50.0%.

Lindsey is averaging 15.3 points and 3.9 assists for the Great Danes. Zach Matulu is averaging 12.0 points.

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