It will be a battle between Northeast opponents when the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (3-22) welcome the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (12-15) to William H. Detrick Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 18.
The Blue Devils lost big to Sacred Heart 87-52 in their last game. Brandon Peel recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds, earning his 12th double-double of the year. The Mountaineers are coming off a 66-61 win over Saint Francis in their last outing. Junior Robinson led the game in scoring with 21 points on 5-for-11 shooting.
Peel has really been playing well as of late for the Blue Devils, averaging 15.4 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.2 blocks over the last five games.
It could be a sloppy game for the Blue Devils offense, which ranks 297th in the nation in ball protection (TO% of 20.5%). They’ll be facing the ball-hawking Mount St. Mary’s defense, which forces the third-most turnovers in the nation (25.4%).
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Mountaineers won the first game 73-62. Mustafa Jones had a double-double in the defeat with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes
In its last game, Central Connecticut State lost by a margin of 35 points. Mount St. Mary’s is 3-6 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Central Connecticut State has a 0-8 record in blowouts.
Central Connecticut State has an average field goal percentage of 39.8%. Mount St. Mary’s is a losing 7-14 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils rank higher based on their field goal percentage (335th) than their effective field goal percentage (340th). The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (293rd) than their field goal percentage (299th).
The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers average 7.6 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils have an abysmal record (1-15) this season.
