Saint Francis (BKN) visits Saint Francis (PA) after Higgins' 27-point outing
Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (9-17, 6-9 NEC) at Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (8-18, 4-11 NEC)
Loretto, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
LINE: Saint Francis (PA) -1.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: Saint Francis (BKN) takes on the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash after Rob Higgins scored 27 points in Saint Francis (BKN)'s 64-55 win over the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers.
The Red Flash have gone 4-7 at home. Saint Francis (PA) is 1-4 in one-possession games.
The Terriers are 6-9 in conference matchups. Saint Francis (BKN) allows 69.5 points to opponents while being outscored by 1.5 points per game.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Terriers won 70-53 in the last matchup on Jan. 7. Michael Cubbage led the Terriers with 19 points, and Myles Thompson led the Red Flash with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ramiir Dixon-Conover is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Red Flash. Maxwell Land is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Saint Francis (PA).
Cubbage is scoring 13.1 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Terriers. Higgins is averaging 11.9 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 40.3% over the last 10 games for Saint Francis (BKN).
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Flash: 3-7, averaging 65.2 points, 33.2 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.
Terriers: 5-5, averaging 69.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.
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