The Navy Midshipmen will travel to Palestra to face off against the Penn Quakers. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Quakers are hoping to rebound after their 92-86 loss to Lafayette on Sunday. Darien Nelson-Henry was the team’s high scorer, recording 20 points. The Midshipmen are coming off a 75-53 win against IPFW on Sunday. Shawn Anderson had a good game, recording 15 points, three rebounds, and two assists.
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The Navy Midshipmen have a defensive rating of 92.0 (ranked 46th), while the Penn Quakers have an offensive rating of 105.1 (ranked 186th).
Navy has an average field goal percentage of 45.6%. Penn is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Penn Quakers average 25.0 three point attempts per game, while the Navy Midshipmen attempt 14.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, Penn is 4-2 while Navy is undefeated (1-0).
Penn ranks 69th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.31. Navy is ranked lower at 208th with an A/TO of 1.00.
On average, Penn forces a turnover rate of 14.6%. When Navy turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a dazzling 6-2 record.
