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Yale Bulldogs (21-5, 9-3 Ivy League) at Columbia Lions (16-10, 5-7 Ivy League)
New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Columbia hosts Yale after Kenny Noland scored 23 points in Columbia's 80-62 win over the Brown Bears.
The Lions are 9-4 in home games. Columbia is the Ivy League leader with 35.2 rebounds per game led by Connor Igoe averaging 5.6.
The Bulldogs have gone 9-3 against Ivy League opponents. Yale ranks third in the Ivy League giving up 71.5 points while holding opponents to 43.8% shooting.
Columbia's average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 9.3 per game Yale allows. Yale has shot at a 49.6% rate from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points greater than the 42.8% shooting opponents of Columbia have averaged.
The teams play for the second time this season in Ivy League play. Yale won the last meeting 91-74 on Jan. 19. Nick Townsend scored 25 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noland is averaging 17.1 points and 3.5 assists for the Lions. Blair Thompson is averaging 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 52.8% over the last 10 games.
Townsend is scoring 16.4 points per game with 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Bulldogs. Trevor Mullin is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 72.5 points, 31.1 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 78.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 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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Drake Bulldogs take on the Northern Iowa Panthers on 8-game skid
Northern Iowa Panthers (18-12, 10-9 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (12-18, 6-13 MVC)
Des Moines, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Drake will try to break its eight-game losing streak when the Bulldogs take on Northern Iowa.
The Bulldogs have gone 6-10 in home games. Drake is sixth in the MVC with 13.5 assists per game led by Jalen Quinn averaging 3.1.
The Panthers are 10-9 against MVC opponents. Northern Iowa ranks seventh in the MVC with 22.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Leon Bond III averaging 4.2.
Drake makes 44.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than Northern Iowa has allowed to its opponents (41.1%). Northern Iowa averages 69.1 points per game, 6.1 fewer points than the 75.2 Drake gives up.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Northern Iowa won the last matchup 86-62 on Feb. 15. Will Hornseth scored 18 points to help lead the Panthers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eli Shetlar is shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 8.6 points. Quinn is shooting 48.3% and averaging 23.1 points over the past 10 games.
Trey Campbell is scoring 13.3 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Panthers. Hornseth is averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 73.7 points, 30.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.
Panthers: 6-4, averaging 73.1 points, 26.6 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.