America East foes will lock horns when the New Hampshire Wildcats (14-9) challenge the Albany Great Danes (20-6) at Lundholm Gym. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 11 and can be seen on ES3.
The Wildcats enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Maine 88-75 on Monday. Ronnel Jordan was a key piece, recording his first double-double of the season with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The Great Danes, meanwhile, are coming off a 69-56 win against Binghamton on Monday. Evan Singletary was the team’s top scorer, accounting for 19 points on 5-for-11 shooting.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Great Danes winning the first matchup 80-75. Singletary had a stellar game with 21 points, four rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block, and five three-pointers.
Notes
The Albany Great Danes have a defensive rating of 97.1 (ranked 53rd), while the New Hampshire Wildcats have an offensive rating of 104.2 (ranked 206th).
The New Hampshire Wildcats average 69.5 possessions per game and 1.042 points per possession, while the Albany Great Danes earn fewer possessions (66.9) but more points per possession (1.109).
The New Hampshire Wildcats average an effective field goal percentage of 48.5% this season. The Albany Great Danes have a winning 8-4 record in games where opponents have an eFG% of 48.5% or greater.
On average, New Hampshire attempts 18.0 three pointers and Albany attempts 17.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the New Hampshire Wildcats are 6-5 while the Albany Great Danes have a solid 5-2 record.
Albany ranks 146th in offensive rebounds, while New Hampshire ranks at 28th in defensive rebounds.
On average, New Hampshire forces a turnover rate of 15.5%. When Albany turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a fantastic 15-5 record.
