Yahoo Sports Benigni and Navy host Bucknell
Navy Midshipmen (5-13, 2-3 Patriot League) at Bucknell Bison (7-11, 3-2 Patriot League)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bison -4.5; over/under is 136.5
BOTTOM LINE: Navy visits Bucknell after Austin Benigni scored 25 points in Navy's 73-66 loss to the Colgate Raiders.
The Bison are 5-3 on their home court. Bucknell leads the Patriot League with 23.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Noah Williamson averaging 5.9.
The Midshipmen are 2-3 against Patriot League opponents. Navy has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.
Bucknell scores 69.1 points per game, 3.5 fewer points than the 72.6 Navy allows. Navy has shot at a 42.4% rate from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points less than the 43.0% shooting opponents of Bucknell have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williamson is averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Bison.
Lysander Rehnstrom averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Midshipmen, scoring 5.1 points while shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 3-7, averaging 64.2 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Midshipmen: 2-8, averaging 68.9 points, 33.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
