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02/25 03:43 CST Martin leads Mercyhurst against Cent. Conn. St. after 25-point
outing
Martin leads Mercyhurst against Cent. Conn. St. after 25-point outing
By The Associated Press
Mercyhurst Lakers (14-15, 9-7 NEC) at Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
(16-11, 10-6 NEC)
New Britain, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst plays Cent. Conn. St. after Qadir Martin scored 25
points in Mercyhurst's 91-83 win against the Long Island Sharks.
The Blue Devils have gone 8-3 in home games. Cent. Conn. St. scores 74.3 points
and has outscored opponents by 3.4 points per game.
The Lakers are 9-7 in NEC play. Mercyhurst ranks eighth in the NEC with 29.0
rebounds per game led by Martin averaging 6.8.
Cent. Conn. St. makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is
3.1 percentage points higher than Mercyhurst has allowed to its opponents
(44.0%). Mercyhurst has shot at a 45.6% rate from the field this season, 3.0
percentage points higher than the 42.6% shooting opponents of Cent. Conn. St.
have averaged.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Mercyhurst
won the last matchup 79-61 on Jan. 19. Bernie Blunt scored 20 points to help
lead the Lakers to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darin Smith Jr. is shooting 45.8% and averaging 20.2 points for
the Blue Devils. Melo Sanchez is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Blunt is averaging 17.3 points for the Lakers. Jake Lemelman is averaging 15.5
points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 6-4, averaging 68.1 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.9
assists, 5.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.
Lakers: 6-4, averaging 73.8 points, 29.1 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 6.8 steals and
2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 69.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
