Mercyhurst Lakers (14-16, 9-8 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (11-19, 8-9 NEC)
South Easton, Massachusetts; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Stonehill hosts Mercyhurst after Davante Hackett scored 40 points in Stonehill’s 103-77 victory against the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash.
The Skyhawks are 8-4 on their home court. Stonehill has a 5-8 record against opponents over .500.
The Lakers are 9-8 in NEC play. Mercyhurst has an 8-4 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
Stonehill scores 66.2 points per game, 1.4 fewer points than the 67.6 Mercyhurst allows. Mercyhurst has shot at a 45.7% rate from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points greater than the 42.4% shooting opponents of Stonehill have averaged.
The teams play for the second time this season in NEC play. Stonehill won the last meeting 62-57 on Jan. 17. Chas Stinson scored 15 points points to help lead the Skyhawks to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hermann Koffi is shooting 40.4% and averaging 13.1 points for the Skyhawks. Hackett is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Bernie Blunt is averaging 17.2 points for the Lakers. Jake Lemelman is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Skyhawks: 5-5, averaging 63.9 points, 31.0 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points per game.
Lakers: 5-5, averaging 75.5 points, 29.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.