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Mercyhurst hosts Cent. Conn. St. following Smith's 34-point outing
By The Associated Press
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (10-6, 4-1 NEC) at Mercyhurst Lakers
(7-11, 2-3 NEC)
Erie, Pennsylvania; Monday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn. St. plays Mercyhurst after Darin Smith Jr. scored 34
points in Cent. Conn. St.'s 98-90 victory against the Saint Francis (PA) Red
Flash.
The Lakers are 5-2 in home games. Mercyhurst has a 5-4 record in games decided
by 10 or more points.
The Blue Devils are 4-1 in NEC play. Cent. Conn. St. is 2-0 in games decided by
3 points or fewer.
Mercyhurst makes 44.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.1
percentage points higher than Cent. Conn. St. has allowed to its opponents
(42.3%). Cent. Conn. St. averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1
more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Mercyhurst gives up.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bernie Blunt is averaging 16.1 points for the Lakers. Jake
Lemelman is averaging 12.4 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals over the last 10
games.
Jay Rodgers is averaging 11.8 points and 7.6 assists for the Blue Devils. Smith
is averaging 21.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 4-6, averaging 66.8 points, 28.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists,
8.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 67.2 points per game.
Blue Devils: 6-4, averaging 78.6 points, 30.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.5
steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.1 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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