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MEDGAR EVERS COUGARS at FAIRFIELD STAGS

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RECORDS: Medgar Evers, none. Fairfield, 0-2

WHERE/WHEN: Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Tuesday, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

BOTTOM LINE: The Fairfield Stags are set to battle the Cougars of Division III Medgar Evers. Fairfield lost 72-64 on the road to Boston College in its most recent game.

SAVVY SENIORS: Fairfield’s Taj Benning, Jake Wojcik and Jesus Cruz have collective­ly accounted for 45 percent of all Stags points this season.

BENNING BEYOND THE ARC: Through two games, Fairfield’s Taj Benning has connected on 33.3 percent of the six 3-pointers he’s attempted. He’s also shooting 60 percent from the free throw line this season.

DID YOU KNOW?: Fairfield went 0-5 overall against out-of-conference opponents last season. The Stags scored 61 points per contest across those five games.

FISHER FALCONS at SACRED HEART PIONEERS

RECORDS: Fisher, none. Sacred Heart, 1-2

WHERE/WHEN: William Pitt Center, Fairfield, Tuesday, 7 p.m. (necfrontro­w.com)

BOTTOM LINE: The Sacred Heart Pioneers are set to battle the Falcons of NAIA school Fisher College. Sacred Heart lost 72-60 loss at home to Binghamton in its most recent game.

TEAM LEADERSHIP: Tyler Thomas has averaged 20 points and 6.7 rebounds this year for Sacred Heart. Alex Watson is also a primary contributo­r, with 12.7 points per game.

FACILITATI­NG THE OFFENSE: Thomas has either made or assisted on 45 percent of all Sacred Heart field goals over the last three games. Thomas has accounted for 23 field goals and 10 assists in those games.

DID YOU KNOW?: Sacred Heart went 0-1 overall when playing against out-of-conference foes last season. The Pioneers scored 63 points per contest across those one contests.

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