The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks (2-2) play the Cornell Big Red (3-3) at Costello Athletic Center. The game gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29.
The River Hawks had no trouble getting past Wheelock 104-76 in their last game. Ryan Jones led all scorers on the team with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Big Red are coming off a deflating 93-49 loss to Pittsburgh in their last game. JoJo Fallas had a team-high nine points.
Notes
The Cornell Big Red average 75.2 possessions per game and .986 points per possession. The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks earn fewer possessions with 74.2, but they score more points with 1.028.
Massachusetts-Lowell has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.6%. Cornell is a losing 1-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Massachusetts-Lowell attempts 21.0 three pointers and Cornell attempts 24.0. Both teams have even records when they attempt at least 20 three pointers. The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks are 2-2 in such games and the Cornell Big Red are 3-3.
Cornell, the 87th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 4.5 per game. Massachusetts-Lowell does worse, ranked 292nd with 2.2.
Massachusetts-Lowell has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.9% this season. Cornell is an even 2-2 when its TO% is 19.9% or higher.
