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03/17 03:43 CDT Wake Forest and Navy square off in NIT matchup
Wake Forest and Navy square off in NIT matchup
By The Associated Press
Navy Midshipmen (26-7, 18-2 Patriot League) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(17-16, 8-12 ACC)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest and Navy meet in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Demon Deacons have gone 8-12 against ACC teams, with a 9-4 record in
non-conference play. Wake Forest is 4-4 in one-possession games.
The Midshipmen are 18-2 in Patriot League play. Navy ranks second in the
Patriot League shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.
Wake Forest averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the
7.7 per game Navy allows. Navy has shot at a 47.6% rate from the field this
season, 3.3 percentage points greater than the 44.3% shooting opponents of Wake
Forest have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Calmese is averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 assists for the
Demon Deacons. Juke Harris is averaging 21.9 points and 6.8 rebounds while
shooting 42.1% over the past 10 games.
Austin Benigni is averaging 18 points and 4.4 assists for the Midshipmen. Aidan
Kehoe is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Demon Deacons: 6-4, averaging 76.1 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 5.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.
Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 76.9 points, 33.2 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 8.6 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.7 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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