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01/24 03:43 CST Chicago State plays Mercyhurst following Ray's 21-point showing
Chicago State plays Mercyhurst following Ray's 21-point showing
By The Associated Press
Chicago State Cougars (2-18, 0-7 NEC) at Mercyhurst Lakers (9-11, 4-3 NEC)
Erie, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago State faces Mercyhurst after CJ Ray scored 21 points in
Chicago State's 81-60 loss to the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash.
The Lakers are 6-2 on their home court. Mercyhurst is seventh in the NEC with
13.3 assists per game led by Jake Lemelman averaging 2.8.
The Cougars are 0-7 in conference matchups. Chicago State is 2-9 when it turns
the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.0 turnovers per game.
Mercyhurst is shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points
lower than the 47.8% Chicago State allows to opponents. Chicago State averages
5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than
Mercyhurst allows.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bernie Blunt averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the
Lakers, scoring 16.2 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Lemelman
is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games.
Doyel Cockrill III is averaging 13.3 points for the Cougars. Ray is averaging
14.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 5-5, averaging 65.7 points, 27.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists,
8.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 66.0 points per game.
Cougars: 1-9, averaging 64.2 points, 25.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 8.5 steals
and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.2 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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