The Sacred Heart Pioneers (9-16) will travel to Chace Athletic Center to go head-to-head against the Bryant Bulldogs (7-20) in their home finale. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 18.
The Bulldogs are hoping to rebound after their 79-55 loss to Wagner in their last matchup. Hunter Ware was the team’s leading scorer with 21 points. The Pioneers, meanwhile, are coming off an 87-52 win against Central Connecticut State in their last game. Cane Broome was the game’s top scorer, registering 28 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Pioneers winning the first matchup 72-71. Dan Garvin put up 25 points and 14 rebounds.
Notes
Sacred Heart won its last game by a 35-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Bryant is 0-10. Sacred Heart is 1-5 in blowouts this season.
Bryant has an average field goal percentage of 42.0%. Sacred Heart is an abysmal 4-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Bryant Bulldogs and the Sacred Heart Pioneers both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Bryant is 280th and 273rd in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Sacred Heart ranks 240th and 189th in these categories.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers rank 99th in offensive rebounds. The Bryant Bulldogs rank 300th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Bryant has forced an average turnover percentage of 16.4% this season. Sacred Heart has a subpar 7-12 record when its TO% is 16.4% or higher.
