Lafayette visits Benigni and Navy

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Lafayette Leopards (4-12, 1-2 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (11-5, 3-0 Patriot League)

Annapolis, Maryland; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy faces Lafayette after Austin Benigni scored 23 points in Navy's 76-55 win against the Bucknell Bison.

The Midshipmen are 7-1 on their home court. Navy is the Patriot League leader with 34.8 rebounds per game led by Aidan Kehoe averaging 9.9.

The Leopards have gone 1-2 against Patriot League opponents. Lafayette allows 77.0 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.0 points per game.

Navy's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.2 per game Lafayette gives up. Lafayette averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Navy allows.

The Midshipmen and Leopards face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jinwoo Kim averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Midshipmen, scoring 9.4 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Benigni is shooting 43.5% and averaging 19.9 points over the past 10 games.

Mark Butler is averaging 10.4 points and 4.1 assists for the Leopards. Caleb Williams is averaging 16.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 8-2, averaging 71.4 points, 35.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.0 points per game.

Leopards: 3-7, averaging 71.4 points, 29.2 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.