It will be a battle between Northeast opponents when the Sacred Heart Pioneers (11-17) welcome the Saint Francis Red Flash (13-15) to William Pitt Center – West Gym. The game starts at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The Pioneers were beaten by Robert Morris 73-63 on Thursday. Matej Buovac played well for Sacred Heart, finishing with 16 points, seven rebounds, and one block. The Red Flash, meanwhile, are coming off a 69-54 loss at the hands of Wagner on Thursday. Ronnie Drinnon accumulated 13 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Over the last five games, Cane Broome has really been playing well for the Pioneers. During that stretch, he has averaged 27.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers. On the other side, the Red Flash have been led by Drinnon. He has been on fire, averaging 17.6 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.2 three-pointers in the same time frame.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Red Flash won the first game 84-80. Ben Millaud-Meunier was a standout player in the game, producing 24 points, two rebounds, five assists, one steal, and five three-pointers.
Notes
The Sacred Heart Pioneers average 72.5 possessions per game and 1.012 points per possession, while the Saint Francis Red Flash earn fewer possessions (67.5) but more points per possession (1.037).
Sacred Heart has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.1%. Saint Francis is an underachieving 4-13 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Sacred Heart attempts an average of 17.0 three pointers per game and Saint Francis attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Sacred Heart Pioneers have a poor 3-7 record while the Saint Francis Red Flash have a 6-7 record.
The Saint Francis Red Flash average 4.9 steals per game. When giving up 4 or more steals, the Sacred Heart Pioneers have a losing record (9-15) this season.
