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03/07 03:43 CST Long Island Sharks face the Wagner Seahawks in NEC Tournament
Long Island Sharks face the Wagner Seahawks in NEC Tournament
By The Associated Press
Wagner Seahawks (14-16, 9-10 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (22-10, 16-3 NEC)
New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sharks -8.5; over/under is 140.5
BOTTOM LINE: LIU plays in the NEC Tournament against Wagner.
The Sharks are 16-3 against NEC opponents and 6-7 in non-conference play. LIU
ranks sixth in the NEC with 21.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Jamal
Fuller averaging 3.9.
The Seahawks' record in NEC action is 9-10. Wagner ranks third in the NEC
shooting 35.5% from 3-point range.
LIU scores 74.3 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 71.9 Wagner gives up.
Wagner averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots
on average than the 6.2 per game LIU allows.
The teams square off for the third time this season. LIU won the last matchup
83-65 on Feb. 17. Fuller scored 20 to help lead LIU to the victory, and Bryan
Akanmu scored 10 points for Wagner.
TOP PERFORMERS: Greg Gordon is averaging 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.7
steals for the Sharks. Fuller is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.
Jaden Baker is averaging 9.3 points and 3.2 assists for the Seahawks. Nick
Jones is averaging 13.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 8-2, averaging 72.3 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.4 assists,
7.8 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.7 points per game.
Seahawks: 7-3, averaging 69.9 points, 32.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 6.0 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 68.8 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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