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02/24 03:43 CST Loyola (MD) hosts Navy following Benigni's 27-point outing
Loyola (MD) hosts Navy following Benigni's 27-point outing
By The Associated Press
Navy Midshipmen (23-6, 15-1 Patriot League) at Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (11-18,
7-9 Patriot League)
Baltimore; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Navy plays Loyola (MD) after Austin Benigni scored 27 points in
Navy's 81-63 win over the Army Black Knights.
The Greyhounds are 8-5 in home games. Loyola (MD) ranks ninth in the Patriot
League in team defense, giving up 77.1 points while holding opponents to 46.7%
shooting.
The Midshipmen are 15-1 against Patriot League opponents. Navy is 6-5 against
opponents over .500.
Loyola (MD) makes 43.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.3
percentage points higher than Navy has allowed to its opponents (40.3%). Navy
averages 74.3 points per game, 2.8 fewer than the 77.1 Loyola (MD) gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Navy won
87-71 in the last matchup on Jan. 31. Aidan Kehoe led Navy with 23 points, and
Emmett Adair led Loyola (MD) with 28 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adair is averaging 14.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the
Greyhounds. Braeden Speed is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games.
Benigni is scoring 18.1 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists for
the Midshipmen. Kehoe is averaging 17.7 points and 10.7 rebounds while shooting
78.3% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Greyhounds: 5-5, averaging 78.0 points, 32.1 rebounds, 12.6
assists, 5.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game.
Midshipmen: 10-0, averaging 77.4 points, 32.1 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 8.7
steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 62.0 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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