Mount St. Mary’s hosts Manhattan after Raflo’s 25-point game

Manhattan Jaspers (7-6, 1-3 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (3-9, 1-2 MAAC)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary’s hosts Manhattan after Jo Raflo scored 25 points in Mount St. Mary’s 89-68 win against the Niagara Purple Eagles.

The Mountaineers have gone 1-3 in home games. Mount St. Mary’s ranks sixth in the MAAC with 21.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Raflo averaging 4.4.

The Jaspers are 1-3 in conference matchups. Manhattan has a 3-3 record against opponents above .500.

Mount St. Mary’s averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 5.8 per game Manhattan gives up. Manhattan has shot at a 42.1% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 41.3% shooting opponents of Mount St. Mary’s have averaged.

The Mountaineers and Jaspers square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Giana Hoddinott is averaging 4.6 points and 3.3 assists for the Mountaineers.

Nitzan Amar is averaging 11.2 points and 5.2 assists for the Jaspers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 60.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.

Jaspers: 5-5, averaging 59.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.4 points.

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