Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (5-8, 1-1 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (6-5, 1-1 MAAC)
Lewiston, New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Niagara -2.5; over/under is 122.5
BOTTOM LINE: Niagara plays the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers after Noah Thomasson scored 27 points in Niagara’s 73-67 victory over the Binghamton Bearcats.
The Purple Eagles are 3-0 in home games. Niagara averages 10.8 turnovers per game and is 3- when it wins the turnover battle.
The Mountaineers are 1-1 in conference matchups. Mount St. Mary’s ranks fourth in the MAAC shooting 34.6% from downtown. Jedy Cordilia leads the Mountaineers shooting 100% from 3-point range.
The Purple Eagles and Mountaineers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thomasson averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Purple Eagles, scoring 17.0 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc.
Jalen Benjamin is averaging 15 points and 4.3 assists for the Mountaineers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 6-4, averaging 66.3 points, 31.3 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.
Mountaineers: 4-6, averaging 64.6 points, 30.4 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points.
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