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01/02 03:43 CST Mercyhurst plays Fairleigh Dickinson after Martin's 20-point
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Mercyhurst plays Fairleigh Dickinson after Martin's 20-point performance
By The Associated Press
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (3-10) at Mercyhurst Lakers (5-8)
Erie, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -6.5; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst takes on Fairleigh Dickinson after Qadir Martin scored
20 points in Mercyhurst's 82-61 win over the Binghamton Bearcats.
The Lakers are 4-0 in home games. Mercyhurst has a 2-6 record against opponents
over .500.
The Knights have gone 0-8 away from home. Fairleigh Dickinson has a 3-6 record
against teams over .500.
Mercyhurst's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 3.5 fewer made shots on
average than the 9.4 per game Fairleigh Dickinson allows. Fairleigh Dickinson
averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.4 more made shots on
average than the 6.3 per game Mercyhurst gives up.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bernie Blunt is averaging 16.2 points for the Lakers. Jake
Lemelman is averaging 13.5 points and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.
Eric Parnell is averaging 11.4 points for the Knights. Joey Niesman is
averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 3-7, averaging 65.2 points, 27.6 rebounds, 14.0 assists,
7.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.
Knights: 3-7, averaging 70.3 points, 36.1 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.3 steals
and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 68.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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