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01/11 03:43 CST American hosts Navy after Kehoe's 23-point game
American hosts Navy after Kehoe's 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Navy Midshipmen (12-5, 4-0 Patriot League) at American Eagles (9-8, 2-2 Patriot
League)
Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Navy visits American after Aidan Kehoe scored 23 points in Navy's
76-50 win over the Lafayette Leopards.
The Eagles have gone 8-2 at home. American has a 4-7 record against opponents
over .500.
The Midshipmen are 4-0 in conference matchups. Navy scores 73.5 points and has
outscored opponents by 10.0 points per game.
American makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.6
percentage points higher than Navy has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). Navy
has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points
fewer than the 46.2% shooting opponents of American have averaged.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julen Iturbe is averaging 9.4 points for the Eagles. Geoff
Sprouse is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Austin Benigni is averaging 17.8 points, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the
Midshipmen. Kehoe is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 71.7 points, 25.9 rebounds, 12.7 assists,
7.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.
Midshipmen: 8-2, averaging 70.6 points, 35.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 7.3 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 58.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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