Fairfield hosts Thompson and Columbia

Columbia Lions (5-1) at Fairfield Stags (4-2)

Fairfield, Connecticut; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -2.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: Columbia plays Fairfield after Blair Thompson scored 25 points in Columbia's 95-70 win over the Longwood Lancers.

The Stags have gone 2-0 in home games. Fairfield leads the MAAC in rebounding, averaging 36.8 boards. Brandon Benjamin paces the Stags with 8.8 rebounds.

The Lions are 2-1 on the road. Columbia averages 75.0 points and has outscored opponents by 8.3 points per game.

Fairfield is shooting 41.1% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 42.5% Columbia allows to opponents. Columbia averages 75.0 points per game, 0.5 more than the 74.5 Fairfield gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Sparks is scoring 16.5 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the Stags. Deuce Turner is averaging 12.8 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 43.9%.

Kenny Noland is shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 17 points. Zine Eddine Bedri is averaging 12.8 points and 7.4 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.