Canisius visits Pryor and Sacred Heart

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Canisius Golden Griffins (3-14, 2-5 MAAC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-11, 1-6 MAAC)

Fairfield, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart hosts Canisius after Ny'Ceara Pryor scored 23 points in Sacred Heart's 56-53 loss to the Saint Peter's Peacocks.

The Pioneers have gone 3-4 at home. Sacred Heart is eighth in the MAAC scoring 57.1 points while shooting 36.3% from the field.

The Golden Griffins are 2-5 in MAAC play. Canisius has a 1-10 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

Sacred Heart's average of 3.9 made 3-pointers per game is 2.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.3 per game Canisius allows. Canisius' 39.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.6 percentage points lower than Sacred Heart has allowed to its opponents (43.3%).

The Pioneers and Golden Griffins face off Thursday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pryor is averaging 18.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.5 steals for the Pioneers. Amelia Wood is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games.

Franka Wittenberg is scoring 9.7 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Golden Griffins. Jaela Johnson is averaging 8.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 3-7, averaging 58.1 points, 31.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.3 points per game.

Golden Griffins: 2-8, averaging 56.2 points, 30.1 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.