LIU hosts Cent. Conn. St. following Smith’s 20-point showing
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.99/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (6-5) at Long Island Sharks (6-7)
New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn. St. plays LIU after Darin Smith Jr. scored 20 points in Cent. Conn. St.’s 84-70 loss to the Fairfield Stags.
The Sharks have gone 2-1 in home games. LIU ranks eighth in the NEC with 21.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Jamal Fuller averaging 4.1.
The Blue Devils are 3-4 in road games. Cent. Conn. St. scores 79.2 points and has outscored opponents by 7.7 points per game.
LIU makes 47.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.8 percentage points higher than Cent. Conn. St. has allowed to its opponents (42.0%). Cent. Conn. St. averages 79.2 points per game, 2.0 fewer than the 81.2 LIU allows to opponents.
The Sharks and Blue Devils face off Friday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fuller averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Sharks, scoring 15.5 points while shooting 47.8% from beyond the arc. Malachi Davis is shooting 45.5% and averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.
Smith is shooting 48.4% and averaging 20.0 points for the Blue Devils. Max Frazier is averaging 11.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 4-6, averaging 75.9 points, 30.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.5 points per game.
Blue Devils: 5-5, averaging 75.4 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.