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Iona hosts Kennedy and Merrimack
By The Associated Press
Merrimack Warriors (12-8, 8-1 MAAC) at Iona Gaels (12-8, 4-5 MAAC)
New Rochelle, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack visits Iona after Kevair Kennedy scored 20 points in
Merrimack's 68-55 victory over the Marist Red Foxes.
The Gaels have gone 7-1 in home games. Iona has a 1-0 record in games decided
by less than 4 points.
The Warriors have gone 8-1 against MAAC opponents. Merrimack has a 2-0 record
in one-possession games.
Iona is shooting 44.3% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher
than the 43.8% Merrimack allows to opponents. Merrimack's 40.9% shooting
percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than Iona
has allowed to its opponents (43.2%).
The Gaels and Warriors face off Thursday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Toby Harris averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the
Gaels, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc. CJ Anthony
is averaging 14.3 points, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals over the last 10 games.
Kennedy is shooting 47.5% and averaging 16.7 points for the Warriors. Ernest
Shelton is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 5-5, averaging 66.4 points, 31.7 rebounds, 13.2 assists,
6.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 70.3 points per game.
Warriors: 8-2, averaging 69.7 points, 25.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.9 steals
and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 64.9 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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