Navy Midshipmen take on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on 3-game slide

Feb 11, 2025, 08:49 am

Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-14, 4-8 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (8-17, 5-7 Patriot League)

Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy heads into the matchup with Lehigh as losers of three games in a row.

The Midshipmen are 5-5 in home games. Navy is 2-7 against opponents over .500.

The Mountain Hawks are 4-8 against Patriot League opponents. Lehigh has a 3-3 record in one-possession games.

Navy is shooting 41.9% from the field this season, 3.0 percentage points lower than the 44.9% Lehigh allows to opponents. Lehigh averages 70.8 points per game, 0.2 more than the 70.6 Navy gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Benigni is scoring 18.0 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Midshipmen. Jordan Pennick is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.

Tyler Whitney-Sidney is averaging 13.2 points for the Mountain Hawks. Nasir Whitlock is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 3-7, averaging 66.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.

Mountain Hawks: 3-7, averaging 69.4 points, 27.2 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.7 points.

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