Francis leads NJIT against Delaware State after 23-point outing
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3:43 AM on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
By The Associated Press
NJIT Highlanders (2-9) at Delaware State Hornets (4-6)
Dover, Delaware; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NJIT visits Delaware State after Tariq Francis scored 23 points in NJIT's 69-64 victory over the Navy Midshipmen.
The Hornets have gone 4-0 at home. Delaware State is the MEAC leader with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Alston Andrews averaging 2.6.
The Highlanders are 0-7 in road games. NJIT is ninth in the America East with 10.0 assists per game led by Francis averaging 3.7.
Delaware State's average of 4.8 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.9 per game NJIT gives up. NJIT averages 62.0 points per game, 10.8 fewer points than the 72.8 Delaware State allows to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martez Robinson is scoring 16.5 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Hornets.
Francis averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, scoring 20.3 points while shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
