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12/09 03:42 CST Kennedy leads Merrimack against Princeton after 20-point showing
Kennedy leads Merrimack against Princeton after 20-point showing
By The Associated Press
Merrimack Warriors (5-6, 2-0 MAAC) at Princeton Tigers (3-9)
Princeton, New Jersey; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack plays Princeton after Kevair Kennedy scored 20 points in
Merrimack's 74-63 victory against the Fairfield Stags.
The Tigers have gone 3-0 at home. Princeton is sixth in the Ivy League in
rebounding with 31.6 rebounds. Malik Abdullahi leads the Tigers with 5.6 boards.
The Warriors have gone 1-4 away from home. Merrimack is 2-5 in games decided by
10 or more points.
Princeton is shooting 41.8% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points
lower than the 46.4% Merrimack allows to opponents. Merrimack averages 65.8
points per game, 8.4 fewer points than the 74.2 Princeton allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Abdullahi is averaging 6.9 points and 5.6 rebounds for the
Tigers. Jackson Hicke is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.
Ernest Shelton is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for
the Warriors. Kennedy is averaging 15.3 points and 3.9 rebounds over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, averaging 69.3 points, 31.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists,
5.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.
Warriors: 5-5, averaging 65.8 points, 22.7 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 8.0 steals
and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 73.9 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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