Carter Jr., Navy visit Marist

Navy (6-3) vs. Marist (4-4)

McCann Center, Poughkeepsie, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as John Carter Jr. and Navy will battle Ricardo Wright and Marist. The senior Carter has scored 23 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 17.2 over his last five games. Wright, a sophomore, is averaging 15 points over the last five games.

LEADING THE WAY: Marist's Wright has averaged 14.5 points while Raheim Sullivan has put up 12 points. For the Midshipmen, Carter has averaged 15.2 points and 4.4 rebounds while Greg Summers has put up 9.2 points and 5.3 rebounds.JUMPING FOR JOHN: Carter has connected on 39.7 percent of the 58 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 11 of 22 over the last three games. He's also made 91.7 percent of his foul shots this season.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Midshipmen have recently created buckets via assists more often than the Red Foxes. Marist has 21 assists on 83 field goals (25.3 percent) over its past three contests while Navy has assists on 38 of 75 field goals (50.7 percent) during its past three games.

STINGY DEFENSE: Navy has held opposing teams to 57.6 points per game, the lowest figure among all Patriot League teams.

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