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Lafayette hosts Rivera-Torres and Monmouth

Monmouth Hawks (3-4) at Lafayette Leopards (2-6)

Easton, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth faces Lafayette after Jason Rivera-Torres scored 21 points in Monmouth’s 83-79 loss to the Le Moyne Dolphins.

The Leopards are 2-2 in home games. Lafayette is eighth in the Patriot League scoring 67.5 points while shooting 39.5% from the field.

The Hawks have gone 0-3 away from home. Monmouth has a 1-2 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Lafayette is shooting 39.5% from the field this season, 3.0 percentage points lower than the 42.5% Monmouth allows to opponents. Monmouth averages 73.9 points per game, equal to what Lafayette gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Williams is scoring 16.3 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Leopards. Andrew Phillips is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers.

Justin Ray is shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, while averaging 12.3 points. Stefanos Spartalis is averaging 13.6 points and 5.9 rebounds.

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