Monmouth (7-1) vs. St. John's (6-2)
Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth and St. John's both look to put winning streaks together . Both teams earned big victories this past Sunday. St. John's earned an 83-69 win at home over Fordham, while Monmouth emerged with a 79-65 win at Canisius.
SUPER SENIORS: Monmouth has benefited heavily from its seniors. George Papas, Walker Miller, Shavar Reynolds Jr., Marcus McClary and Nikkei Rutty have collectively accounted for 84 percent of the team's scoring this season and 79 percent of all Hawks points over the last five games.
FUELING THE OFFENSE: Posh Alexander has directly created 44 percent of all St. John's field goals over the last three games. The sophomore guard has 23 field goals and 15 assists in those games.
STREAK SCORING: Monmouth has won its last five road games, scoring 72.6 points, while allowing 63.8 per game.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Red Storm have recently created baskets via assists more often than the Hawks. St. John's has an assist on 54 of 87 field goals (62.1 percent) across its previous three matchups while Monmouth has assists on 37 of 71 field goals (52.1 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: St. John's is rated second among Big East teams with an average of 85.3 points per game.
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