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03/05 03:43 CST Columbia plays Harvard after Noland's 20-point game
Columbia plays Harvard after Noland's 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Columbia Lions (16-11, 5-8 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (16-11, 9-4 Ivy
League)
Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Columbia visits Harvard after Kenny Noland scored 20 points in
Columbia's 60-54 loss to the Yale Bulldogs.
The Crimson have gone 7-4 in home games. Harvard has a 6-3 record in
one-possession games.
The Lions are 5-8 in Ivy League play. Columbia is 1-1 in games decided by less
than 4 points.
Harvard makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2
percentage points higher than Columbia has allowed to its opponents (43.1%).
Columbia has shot at a 47.8% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage
points greater than the 43.8% shooting opponents of Harvard have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Harvard won
79-54 in the last matchup on Jan. 10. Thomas Batties II led Harvard with 24
points, and Noland led Columbia with 10 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Hinton is shooting 49.9% and averaging 17.2 points for
the Crimson. Tey Barbour is averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games.
Noland is scoring 17.2 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists for
the Lions. Blair Thompson is averaging 11.3 points and 4.1 rebounds while
shooting 51.1% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson: 7-3, averaging 67.3 points, 28.7 rebounds, 12.8
assists, 7.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points per game.
Lions: 4-6, averaging 69.9 points, 30.3 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.8 steals and
2.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 72.2 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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