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Columbia Lions play the Hofstra Pride on 6-game win streak

Hofstra Pride (5-3) at Columbia Lions (7-1)

New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Columbia will look to keep its six-game win streak intact when the Lions take on Hofstra.

The Lions have gone 4-0 at home. Columbia averages 81.0 points while outscoring opponents by 15.9 points per game.

The Pride are 2-3 on the road. Hofstra ranks third in the CAA with 15.1 assists per game led by Preston Edmead averaging 5.9.

Columbia makes 50.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.1 percentage points higher than Hofstra has allowed to its opponents (40.3%). Hofstra has shot at a 46.0% rate from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points above the 39.7% shooting opponents of Columbia have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kenny Noland is shooting 47.5% and averaging 17.0 points for the Lions. Blair Thompson is averaging 10.5 points.

Cruz Davis is shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Pride, while averaging 19 points and 5.3 assists. Edmead is averaging 14.9 points and 5.9 assists.

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