Central Connecticut Blue Devils (5-2) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (7-1)
South Orange, N.J.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Seton Hall plays Cent. UConn-St. Louis announced the game after AJ Staton-McCray scored 20 points in a 75-61 victory over the Washington State Cougars at Seton Hall.
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The Buccaneers have a 5-0 record at home. Seton Hall’s defense ranks second in the Big East, giving up 61.4 points while holding opponents to 38.8 percent shooting.
The Blue Devils lead 2-2 on the road. point. Conn. St. leads the NEC with 29.0 defensive rebounds per game, and James Jones averages 4.9.
Seton Hall’s field goal percentage this season is 46.5%, 7.0 percentage points higher than Center. Conn. St. has allowed its opponents (39.5%). point. UConn is shooting 49.9 percent from the field this season, which is 11.1 percentage points better than the 38.8 percent field goal average its Seton Hall opponents average.
Top performer: Staton McCray shot 48.1% from the field and averaged 13.9 points per game for the Buccaneers. TJ Simpkins averages 1.4 three-pointers per game.
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Darin Smith Jr. is averaging 20.7 points per game for the Blue Devils. Max Frazier averaged 12 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
