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03/04 03:42 CST Iona Gaels and Sacred Heart Pioneers meet in MAAC Tournament
Iona Gaels and Sacred Heart Pioneers meet in MAAC Tournament
By The Associated Press
Sacred Heart Pioneers (13-18, 9-11 MAAC) vs. Iona Gaels (18-13, 10-10 MAAC)
Atlantic City, New Jersey; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Iona plays in the MAAC Tournament against Sacred Heart.
The Gaels' record in MAAC games is 10-10, and their record is 8-3 in
non-conference play. Iona is second in the MAAC with 24.4 defensive rebounds
per game led by Lamin Sabally averaging 5.6.
The Pioneers' record in MAAC games is 9-11. Sacred Heart has a 6-10 record in
games decided by 10 points or more.
Iona scores 73.6 points per game, 3.1 fewer points than the 76.7 Sacred Heart
gives up. Sacred Heart has shot at a 43.4% clip from the field this season, 0.9
percentage points higher than the 42.5% shooting opponents of Iona have
averaged.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Gaels won 81-69 in the last
matchup on Dec. 7. CJ Anthony led the Gaels with 15 points, and Yann Farell led
the Pioneers with 16 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony is shooting 44.1% and averaging 14.4 points for the
Gaels. Kosy Akametu is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.
Anquan Hill is averaging 17.4 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Pioneers. Nyle
Ralph-Beyer is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 5-5, averaging 72.8 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.8 assists,
6.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.
Pioneers: 5-5, averaging 75.4 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 4.4 steals
and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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