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Kehoe leads Navy against Lafayette after 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Navy Midshipmen (17-6, 9-1 Patriot League) at Lafayette Leopards (7-16, 4-6
Patriot League)
Easton, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Navy plays Lafayette after Aidan Kehoe scored 23 points in Navy's
87-71 win against the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.
The Leopards have gone 5-5 in home games. Lafayette averages 9.9 turnovers per
game and is 4-7 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Midshipmen are 9-1 against Patriot League opponents. Navy is the best team
in the Patriot League giving up only 63.8 points per game while holding
opponents to 40.4% shooting.
Lafayette's average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7
more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Navy gives up. Navy has shot
at a 47.1% rate from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points greater than
the 45.8% shooting opponents of Lafayette have averaged.
The Leopards and Midshipmen face off Wednesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Williams averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the
Leopards, scoring 16.9 points while shooting 38.4% from beyond the arc. Andrew
Phillips is shooting 40.3% and averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
Austin Benigni is shooting 49.4% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers
per game for the Midshipmen, while averaging 18.4 points and 4.3 assists. Kehoe
is averaging 17.6 points and 11.7 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Leopards: 4-6, averaging 69.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 14.2
assists, 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points per game.
Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 74.6 points, 33.8 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 6.9 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 62.9 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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