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Francis and NJIT host UMass
NJIT Highlanders (1-7) at UMass Minutemen (2-5)
Amherst, Massachusetts; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NJIT visits UMass after Tariq Francis scored 23 points in NJIT’s 78-69 victory against the Morehead State Eagles.
The Minutemen are 1-1 on their home court. UMass has a 1-5 record against opponents over .500.
The Highlanders have gone 0-5 away from home. NJIT has a 0-6 record against opponents over .500.
UMass averages 72.9 points per game, 0.6 fewer points than the 73.5 NJIT allows. NJIT averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 8.3 per game UMass gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Curry is shooting 34.1% and averaging 14.6 points for the Minutemen.
Francis is averaging 19.1 points and 4.8 assists for the Highlanders.
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