Saint Peter’s Peacocks play the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, aim for 4th straight win

Saint Peter’s Peacocks (7-5, 4-0 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (5-11, 1-4 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Peter’s will attempt to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Mount St. Mary’s.

The Mountaineers are 3-2 on their home court. Mount St. Mary’s is ninth in the MAAC with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Trey Deveaux averaging 2.4.

The Peacocks are 4-0 against MAAC opponents. Saint Peter’s ranks ninth in the MAAC with 12.7 assists per game led by Bryce Eaton averaging 4.3.

Mount St. Mary’s is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 43.0% Saint Peter’s allows to opponents. Saint Peter’s averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 fewer makes per game than Mount St. Mary’s gives up.

The Mountaineers and Peacocks face off Friday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke McEldon is averaging 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Justin Amadi is averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games.

Brent Bland is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Peacocks. Eaton is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 4-6, averaging 69.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points per game.

Peacocks: 6-4, averaging 72.3 points, 32.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 11.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points.

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