Saint Peter's visits Iona following Robinson's 21-point game — and more

Saint Peter's Peacocks (15-9, 12-4 MAAC) at Iona Gaels (15-12, 7-9 MAAC)

New Rochelle, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Peter's faces Iona after TJ Robinson scored 21 points in Saint Peter's 83-74 win over the Fairfield Stags.

The Gaels are 9-3 on their home court. Iona is third in the MAAC with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Lamin Sabally averaging 5.4.

The Peacocks are 12-4 against MAAC opponents. Saint Peter's is sixth in the MAAC scoring 72.3 points per game and is shooting 41.1%.

Iona scores 73.2 points per game, 4.7 more points than the 68.5 Saint Peter's gives up. Saint Peter's averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Iona allows.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Saint Peter's won the last meeting 77-63 on Jan. 19. Zaakir Williamson scored 13 points to help lead the Peacocks to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Anthony is averaging 14 points, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Gaels. Toby Harris is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Brent Bland is scoring 14.3 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Peacocks. Bryce Eaton is averaging 11.0 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 39.1% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 4-6, averaging 68.7 points, 28.0 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.

Peacocks: 7-3, averaging 72.7 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points.

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Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand is concerned Igor Tudor is not the right choice to lead beleaguered Spurs.

The north London club appointed former Croatia international Tudor as boss until the end of the season after sacking Thomas Frank last week.

Spurs have failed to win any of their last eight Premier League matches and have slipped to 16th in the table, five points above West Ham in 18th.

Tudor has no experience of English football as a player or manager, with his most recent spell coming as head coach of Juventus.

Ferdinand told the Press Association: "He’s short term, he’s left field in terms of what they’re going for. They need someone to come in and make an impact. My reservation and my concern would be the fact he knows nothing about the Premier League, he’s not managed there.

“That might be a good thing because he’ll probably come in without any worries about what it is, it’s just about winning games.

“But history and experience tends to tell you that a manager coming in normally needs a bit of time to learn the league. I hope I’m wrong, I hope he can hit the ground running because Tottenham find themselves in a pretty precarious position at the moment."

Spurs have not played outside the top flight since 1978. Ferdinand added: "I’m not sure if they’ll go down but you would be concerned about their form.

“The teams around them are showing a bit of form in terms of West Ham have found their feet a little bit.

“OK, Nottingham Forest have just sacked their manager, so they looked to have a bit of momentum and have lost that, but Spurs won’t be sitting there feeling comfortable, they’re certainly in a battle with the rest of the teams down there."

Ferdinand, who was this week inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame in Manchester, has sympathy with Frank over the injury difficulties Tottenham have experienced this season.

"They’re not just injuries to any player, they’re injuries to his key players," said Ferdinand, who played for the club between 1997 and 2003.

"Arguably his two most creative players he never got use in (Dejan) Kulusevski and (James) Maddison.

“He brought in (Mohammed) Kudus, who looked like he was going to do things, he got injured. And everyone seems to be out for not just a couple of weeks but it’s months and some to the end of the season."

He also commented on the club's transfer strategy. "Then they sold Brennan Johnson and I wasn’t quite sure what the situation was there, I thought they would have a ready-made replacement with goal-scoring pedigree to come in and it didn’t seem to happen. They’ve really struggled.

“They’ve changed the manager again but at some stage you’ve got to look at the players because this group of players finished 17th (last season).

“I know people will say they won the Europa League but, if you looked at the teams in that competition, most of those teams would struggle in the Premier League."

The first test for Tudor is a formidable one with a home north London derby against leaders Arsenal coming up on Sunday.

"That’s straight out of the frying pan into the fire, but there’s not a lot he can do," Ferdinand said.

"He doesn’t come through the door and get to pick and choose who he’s going to play against. He’s got to prepare the team this week for that occasion."

Green Bay Phoenix (15-13, 10-7 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (14-13, 10-6 Horizon League)

Auburn Hills, Michigan; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay plays Oakland after Marcus Hall scored 32 points in Green Bay's 75-72 loss to the Milwaukee Panthers.

The Golden Grizzlies are 6-3 on their home court. Oakland is seventh in the Horizon League in rebounding averaging 30.8 rebounds. Isaac Garrett paces the Golden Grizzlies with 7.1 boards.

The Phoenix are 10-7 in Horizon League play. Green Bay has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Oakland is shooting 47.3% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 45.6% Green Bay allows to opponents. Green Bay has shot at a 48.4% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 47.1% shooting opponents of Oakland have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Oakland won 88-63 in the last matchup on Jan. 18. Tuburu Niavalurua led Oakland with 26 points, and Ramel Bethea led Green Bay with 11 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brody Robinson is shooting 39.9% and averaging 16.8 points for the Golden Grizzlies. Michael Houge is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.

Hall is scoring 14.6 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Phoenix. CJ O'Hara is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 80.4 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.

Phoenix: 5-5, averaging 77.1 points, 26.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points.

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The U.S. takes on Canada Thursday night for the women's hockey gold medal game.

Niagara Purple Eagles (7-19, 4-12 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (12-15, 8-8 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Niagara will try to end its three-game road slide when the Purple Eagles play Mount St. Mary's.

The Mountaineers have gone 6-5 at home. Mount St. Mary's allows 72.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.0 points per game.

The Purple Eagles are 4-12 in MAAC play. Niagara has a 2-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Mount St. Mary's scores 68.1 points per game, 2.9 fewer points than the 71.0 Niagara allows. Niagara has shot at a 43.8% rate from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points above the 40.5% shooting opponents of Mount St. Mary's have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Mount St. Mary's won 68-58 in the last matchup on Jan. 19. Arlandus Keyes led Mount St. Mary's with 15 points, and Will Shortt led Niagara with 10 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Keyes is averaging 11.7 points for the Mountaineers. Abdou Khadre Kebe is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Justin Page is shooting 42.3% and averaging 12.1 points for the Purple Eagles. Vice Zanki is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 67.7 points, 34.7 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.

Purple Eagles: 3-7, averaging 63.2 points, 28.1 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points.

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