The Lafayette Leopards (5-20) look to end their nine-game losing streak when they match up with the American Eagles (7-18) at Bender Arena. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The Eagles lost to Army 65-59 on Saturday. Delante Jones finished with 18 points to lead the team. The Leopards, meanwhile, are coming off a 74-68 loss to Navy on Saturday. Zach Rufer had a good shooting night, leading the team with 15 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Eagles won the first game 81-73. Jesse Reed was a top performer in the victory with 23 points, two rebounds, one assist, one block, and three three-pointers.
Notes
With 61.0 possessions and .907 points per possession, the American Eagles perform worse on both metrics than the Lafayette Leopards. Lafayette averages 71.4 possessions and 1.003 points per possession.
The American Eagles average an effective field goal percentage of 48.1% this season. The Lafayette Leopards have an underachieving record of 3-16 when opponents have an eFG% of 48.1% or greater.
On average, American attempts 18.0 three pointers and Lafayette attempts 22.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The American Eagles are 4-7 while the Lafayette Leopards are 4-14.
American has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.2% this season. Lafayette has an abysmal 2-7 record when its TO% is 20.2% or higher.
