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02/24 03:43 CST Lafayette visits Colgate after Cox's 38-point outing
Lafayette visits Colgate after Cox's 38-point outing
By The Associated Press
Lafayette Leopards (9-20, 6-10 Patriot League) at Colgate Raiders (17-12, 11-5
Patriot League)
Hamilton, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Colgate takes on Lafayette after Jalen Cox scored 38 points in
Colgate's 101-98 overtime win over the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.
The Raiders have gone 8-4 in home games. Colgate has a 5-4 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Leopards are 6-10 against Patriot League opponents. Lafayette ranks fifth
in the Patriot League with 22.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Christian
Humphrey averaging 5.4.
Colgate is shooting 48.0% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points
higher than the 46.1% Lafayette allows to opponents. Lafayette has shot at a
42.4% rate from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points fewer than the
43.6% shooting opponents of Colgate have averaged.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season.
Colgate won the last meeting 85-77 on Dec. 31. Cox scored 29 points points to
help lead the Raiders to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Carlesimo is shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc with 1.8
made 3-pointers per game for the Raiders, while averaging eight points. Cox is
averaging 20.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals over the past
10 games.
Caleb Williams is scoring 16.5 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for
the Leopards. Andrew Phillips is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raiders: 6-4, averaging 76.1 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.3
assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points per game.
Leopards: 4-6, averaging 66.3 points, 30.4 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 6.6 steals
and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.4 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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