FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Saint Peter's men's basketball team will look to get back on track on Saturday when it takes on Sacred Heart at 2 p.m. ET at the William H. Pitt Athletic and Convocation Center. The two programs have only met once before back in 2017 when the Peacocks secured a 70-61 victory.
The Peacocks are 4-5 on the road this season and 1-2 in away conference games while the Pioneers hold a 4-2 record at home so far. Both teams are coming off a loss and will be ready for a tough and physical battle on Saturday.
On Thursday night, Saint Peter's fell to first place Marist by just five points. The Peacocks held a 26-20 lead at halftime but couldn't complete the upset as the Red Foxes overpowered them down the stretch. Despite the loss, SPU played with a ton of passion, energy and toughness as head coach
Bashir Mason was pleased with his team's effort.
The Peacocks seem to be trending in the right direction even though they lost to the conference leader. Saint Peter's will need to lock in defensively with Sacred Heart leading the MAAC in scoring per game.
ABOUT THE PIONEERS
Sacred Heart is 6-11, 2-4 MAAC and is coming off three straight losses. Despite losing its last three games, two of the three have been decided by two points or less. The Pioneers fell to Merrimack by one, 65-66, and Mount St. Mary's by two, 71-73.
As a team, they lead the MAAC with 75.5 points per game, including a 36.7 percent mark from deep. They also let up a lot of points, however, giving up 75.9 points on average.
They are led by redshirt junior forward Tanner Thomas who has been lights out on offense. He averages 16.0 points per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from 3. He is also pulling in 5.0 rebounds a game.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
This matchup features the top-scoring defense and top-scoring offense in the MAAC as the Peacocks are letting up just 64.3 points per game while the Pioneers are scoring 75.0 on average.
Both teams also lead the conference in 3-point shooting with Sacred Heart making 36.7 percent of its 3s and Saint Peter's making 36.5 percent.
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