Lafayette faces George Washington following Chaikin’s 20-point performance
Lafayette Leopards (5-5) at George Washington Revolutionaries (9-2)
Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Revolutionaries -10.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: Lafayette plays George Washington after Alex Chaikin scored 20 points in Lafayette’s 77-73 victory against the Mercyhurst Lakers.
The Revolutionaries have gone 6-0 at home. George Washington is seventh in the A-10 in team defense, giving up 68.5 points while holding opponents to 41.2% shooting.
The Leopards are 1-4 on the road. Lafayette is fifth in the Patriot League with 22.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Mike Bednostin averaging 4.3.
George Washington makes 45.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Lafayette has allowed to its opponents (42.6%). Lafayette has shot at a 41.5% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points above the 41.2% shooting opponents of George Washington have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darren Buchanan Jr. is scoring 16.0 points per game with 8.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Revolutionaries.
Chaikin is averaging 10.3 points for the Leopards.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Join the Conversation!
Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?
You must be logged in to post a comment.
