Mercyhurst faces Lafayette, looks to end 3-game skid

Mercyhurst Lakers (3-5) at Lafayette Leopards (2-7)

Easton, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -1.5; over/under is 131.5

BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst is looking to break its three-game slide with a win over Lafayette.

The Leopards have gone 2-3 at home. Lafayette is fifth in the Patriot League with 8.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Shareef Jackson averaging 2.1.

The Lakers are 1-5 on the road. Mercyhurst is 2-4 against opponents with a winning record.

Lafayette averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 5.6 per game Mercyhurst gives up. Mercyhurst averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Lafayette allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Williams is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Leopards, while averaging 16.2 points. Andrew Phillips is shooting 39.3% and averaging 14.8 points.

Bernie Blunt is scoring 16.3 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Lakers. Jake Lemelman is averaging 13.0 points and 2.5 rebounds.

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