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Yale plays UNC Wilmington in NIT
By The Associated Press
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (26-6, 15-4 CAA) at Yale Bulldogs (24-6, 12-4 Ivy
League)
New Haven, Connecticut; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Yale and UNC Wilmington meet in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Bulldogs are 12-4 against Ivy League opponents and 12-2 in non-conference
play. Yale ranks third in the Ivy League at limiting opponent scoring, allowing
71.0 points while holding opponents to 43.4% shooting.
The Seahawks are 15-4 against CAA teams. UNC Wilmington ranks fourth in the CAA
allowing 67.7 points while holding opponents to 40.6% shooting.
Yale makes 49.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.0
percentage points higher than UNC Wilmington has allowed to its opponents
(40.6%). UNC Wilmington averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3
fewer made shots on average than the 9.3 per game Yale gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Townsend is averaging 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.3
assists for the Bulldogs. Trevor Mullin is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Nolan Hodge is scoring 14.4 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists
for the Seahawks. Patrick Wessler is averaging 14.7 points and 10.5 rebounds
over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 78.0 points, 31.9 rebounds, 16.1
assists, 6.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Seahawks: 7-3, averaging 75.1 points, 36.2 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.5 steals
and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.2 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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