Navy squares off against Bucknell in Patriot League Tournament

Bucknell Bison (10-22, 7-12 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (25-6, 17-1 Patriot League)

Annapolis, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy plays in the Patriot League Tournament against Bucknell.

The Midshipmen's record in Patriot League games is 17-1, and their record is 8-5 against non-conference opponents. Navy leads the Patriot League in rebounding, averaging 34.3 boards. Aidan Kehoe leads the Midshipmen with 11.0 rebounds.

The Bison are 7-12 against Patriot League teams. Bucknell ranks eighth in the Patriot League allowing 76.4 points while holding opponents to 46.1% shooting.

Navy is shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.1% Bucknell allows to opponents. Bucknell has shot at a 41.9% clip from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points greater than the 40.0% shooting opponents of Navy have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Midshipmen won 76-60 in the last matchup on Feb. 9. Kehoe led the Midshipmen with 26 points, and Pat Curtin led the Bison with 14 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kehoe is averaging 15.4 points and 11 rebounds for the Midshipmen. Austin Benigni is averaging 16.9 points over the last 10 games.

Amon Dorries is scoring 16.1 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Bison. Achile Spadone is averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting 50.4% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 10-0, averaging 76.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.6 points per game.

Bison: 4-6, averaging 69.0 points, 29.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points.

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