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Jones and Quinnipiac host Sacred Heart
By The Associated Press
Sacred Heart Pioneers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-8, 7-4 MAAC)
Hamden, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac hosts Sacred Heart after Asim Jones scored 22 points in
Quinnipiac's 71-64 loss to the Marist Red Foxes.
The Bobcats are 8-2 on their home court. Quinnipiac is 5-7 against opponents
over .500.
The Pioneers are 5-6 against MAAC opponents. Sacred Heart is sixth in the MAAC
with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Dashon Gittens averaging 2.0.
Quinnipiac is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points
lower than the 46.5% Sacred Heart allows to opponents. Sacred Heart has shot at
a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points above the 43.3%
shooting opponents of Quinnipiac have averaged.
The Bobcats and Pioneers match up Friday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Zimmerman is shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9
made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, while averaging 16.4 points. Jones is
shooting 44.4% and averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.
Nyle Ralph-Beyer is shooting 45.7% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers
per game for the Pioneers, while averaging 13.6 points. Gittens is averaging
13.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 5-5, averaging 73.9 points, 32.5 rebounds, 13.8
assists, 7.9 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.
Pioneers: 4-6, averaging 72.1 points, 31.5 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 4.8 steals
and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.5 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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