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Niagara hosts Detroit Mercy after Hawkins’ 22-point game
Detroit Mercy Titans (1-6) at Niagara Purple Eagles (2-4)
Lewiston, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Niagara hosts Detroit Mercy after Justin Hawkins scored 22 points in Niagara’s 80-70 loss to the Howard Bison.
The Purple Eagles have gone 1-0 in home games. Niagara has a 1-3 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Titans are 0-5 in road games. Detroit Mercy has a 1-5 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
Niagara is shooting 41.4% from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points lower than the 46.2% Detroit Mercy allows to opponents. Detroit Mercy averages 72.7 points per game, 2.8 fewer than the 75.5 Niagara gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Page is scoring 11.8 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Purple Eagles. Trenton Walters is averaging 11.2 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 40.9%.
Orlando Lovejoy is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Titans. TJ Nadeau is averaging 12.3 points and 3.0 rebounds.
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