Barnett-Gay and Navy host American

Updated Jan. 1, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET

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Navy Midshipmen (8-3) at American Eagles (0-11)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy visits American after Zanai Barnett-Gay scored 27 points in Navy's 79-69 win against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

The Eagles are 0-5 in home games. American allows 71.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 16.1 points per game.

The Midshipmen have gone 3-0 away from home. Navy leads the Patriot with 14.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Maren Louridas averaging 2.5.

American is shooting 34.1% from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 36.4% Navy allows to opponents. Navy's 38.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.1 percentage points lower than American has given up to its opponents (40.9%).

The Eagles and Midshipmen match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cecilia Kay is averaging 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Eagles.

Barnett-Gay is averaging 19 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals for the Midshipmen.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 0-10, averaging 53.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 34.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.

Midshipmen: 7-3, averaging 70.7 points, 40.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.0 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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