Merrimack plays Mount St. Mary’s, looks for 4th straight home win

Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (5-9, 1-2 MAAC) at Merrimack Warriors (7-7, 3-0 MAAC)

North Andover, Massachusetts; Friday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack hosts Mount St. Mary’s trying to prolong its three-game home winning streak.

The Warriors are 3-0 in home games. Merrimack is 2-6 against opponents over .500.

The Mountaineers are 1-2 in MAAC play. Mount St. Mary’s gives up 74.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.4 points per game.

Merrimack averages 65.9 points per game, 8.9 fewer points than the 74.8 Mount St. Mary’s gives up. Mount St. Mary’s averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Merrimack gives up.

The Warriors and Mountaineers meet Friday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevair Kennedy is averaging 15.4 points, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Warriors. Ernest Shelton is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games.

Luke McEldon is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Arlandus Keyes is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 6-4, averaging 64.6 points, 22.4 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points per game.

Mountaineers: 4-6, averaging 71.2 points, 32.4 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.