The Fairfield Stags (12-10) visit Monmouth to play the Hawks (18-5) in a game that has the potential to be fast-paced. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 5 and will air on ES3.
The Hawks were victorious over Siena 93-87 on Monday. Justin Robinson led all scorers on the team with 36 points on 10-for-19 shooting. The Stags are coming off a 64-59 loss at the hands of Quinnipiac on Monday. Tyler Nelson had a team-high 13 points.
There should be plenty of transition action in this game. Monmouth ranks 25th in the nation in possessions per game (73.7 possessions per game), while Fairfield is 17th (74.0).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Hawks won the first game 86-74. Micah Seaborn was a top performer in the victory with 24 points, two rebounds, one assist, and four three-pointers.
Notes
Ranked 98th, the Monmouth Hawks have an offensive rating of 109.0. The Fairfield Stags rank 278th with a defensive rating of just 107.9.
The Fairfield Stags average 74.0 possessions per game and 1.067 points per possession. The Monmouth Hawks earn fewer possessions with 73.7, but they score more points with 1.090.
The Monmouth Hawks average an effective field goal percentage of 50.5% this season. The Fairfield Stags have a poor record of 3-6 when opponents have an eFG% of 50.5% or greater.
Fairfield ranks 41st in assists, recording 16.0 per game. Monmouth performs worse at 259th with 12.3 assists per game.
Monmouth, the 93rd-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 38.2 rebounds per game. Fairfield does worse, ranked 248th with 35.2.
Fairfield makes an average of 6.8 steals per game. Monmouth has a fantastic 8-2 record when it allows at least 6 steals.
