Raviv leads Quinnipiac against Mount St. Mary's after 27-point performance
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (5-10, 3-3 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (15-1, 7-0 MAAC)
Hamden, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac hosts Mount St. Mary's after Gal Raviv scored 27 points in Quinnipiac's 72-67 win against the Merrimack Warriors.
The Bobcats have gone 8-0 in home games. Quinnipiac is 11-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.6 turnovers per game.
The Mountaineers are 3-3 against MAAC opponents. Mount St. Mary's is 1-8 against opponents over .500.
Quinnipiac's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Mount St. Mary's allows. Mount St. Mary's has shot at a 38.2% rate from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points below the 38.4% shooting opponents of Quinnipiac have averaged.
The Bobcats and Mountaineers meet Saturday for the first time in MAAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Raviv is averaging 16.3 points and 3.8 assists for the Bobcats.
Jo Raflo is averaging 14.8 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 9-1, averaging 69.1 points, 29.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.8 points per game.
Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 66.1 points, 30.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points.
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