The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will be at Rothman Center to take on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in a Northeast matchup. The game starts at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 24.
The Knights were victorious over LIU Brooklyn 101-95 on Thursday. Darian Anderson was the game’s high scorer with 32 points on 9-for-20 shooting. The Mountaineers, meanwhile, are coming off a 76-71 loss at the hands of Sacred Heart on Thursday. Elijah Long had a good shooting night, leading the team with 20 points.
Notes
The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights average 72.9 possessions and 1.054 points per possession in games this season. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers average fewer possessions with 71.4, as well as fewer points per possession with .953.
Fairleigh Dickinson has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.6%. Mount St. Mary’s is an abysmal 3-10 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights attempt 19.0 three point field goals per game and the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers attempt 21.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Fairleigh Dickinson is 3-4, while Mount St. Mary’s has an underachieving record of 3-10.
Mount St. Mary’s is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 25.8% (ranked third). Fairleigh Dickinson has a losing record of 1-2 SU this season when its TO% reaches 25.8% or greater.
