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03/08 04:42 CDT LIU plays in NEC Tournament against the Chicago State
LIU plays in NEC Tournament against the Chicago State
By The Associated Press
Chicago State Cougars (9-22, 8-10 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (18-10, 14-4 NEC)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: LIU plays Chicago State in the NEC Tournament.
The Sharks are 14-4 against NEC opponents and 4-6 in non-conference play. LIU
scores 69.4 points while outscoring opponents by 6.9 points per game.
The Cougars' record in NEC play is 8-10. Chicago State is 0-14 against
opponents over .500.
LIU is shooting 41.7% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower
than the 43.4% Chicago State allows to opponents. Chicago State averages 61.8
points per game, 0.7 fewer than the 62.5 LIU allows to opponents.
The teams meet for the third time this season. LIU won 83-68 in the last
matchup on Feb. 27. Kadidia Toure led LIU with 22 points, and Keona McGee led
Chicago State with 19 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Solangelei Akridge averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for
the Sharks, scoring 9.4 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Toure
is averaging 18.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and two steals over the last 10 games.
McGee is averaging 12.1 points for the Cougars. Marisa Gant is averaging 10.4
points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 8-2, averaging 71.4 points, 33.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists,
5.9 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 63.0 points per game.
Cougars: 5-5, averaging 68.9 points, 32.3 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 10.6 steals
and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.0 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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