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Fairfield plays Le Moyne after Turner’s 30-point performance

Fairfield Stags (3-2) at Le Moyne Dolphins (2-3)

Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield takes on Le Moyne after Deuce Turner scored 30 points in Fairfield’s 85-82 win against the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.

The Dolphins have gone 2-0 in home games. Le Moyne ranks eighth in the NEC with 7.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Shilo Jackson averaging 2.8.

The Stags are 1-2 on the road. Fairfield is the MAAC leader with 37.4 rebounds per game led by Brandon Benjamin averaging 9.0.

Le Moyne makes 46.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than Fairfield has allowed to its opponents (43.3%). Fairfield’s 38.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.1 percentage points lower than Le Moyne has given up to its opponents (42.9%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Mosquera is shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Dolphins, while averaging 13.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals. Deng Garang is shooting 46.3% and averaging 13.2 points.

Braden Sparks is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Stags, while averaging 17.8 points. Turner is averaging 12 points.

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