Sacramento State hosts McLaughlin and Northern Arizona

Thu, Feb 15, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-14, 4-7 Big Sky) at Sacramento State Hornets (6-19, 2-10 Big Sky)

Sacramento, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hornets -3; over/under is 132

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits the Sacramento State Hornets after Trenton McLaughlin scored 24 points in Northern Arizona's 76-71 win against the Montana State Bobcats.

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The Hornets have gone 5-5 in home games. Sacramento State has a 3-5 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Lumberjacks are 4-7 in Big Sky play. Northern Arizona is ninth in the Big Sky with 30.6 rebounds per game led by Carson Basham averaging 6.3.

Sacramento State is shooting 42.7% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points lower than the 47.3% Northern Arizona allows to opponents. Northern Arizona averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than Sacramento State gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Duncan Powell is averaging 12.2 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Hornets. Zee Hamoda is averaging 11.9 points over the past 10 games for Sacramento State.

McLaughlin is shooting 42.0% and averaging 16.5 points for the Lumberjacks. Basham is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games for Northern Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 2-8, averaging 59.1 points, 33.8 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 4.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points per game.

Lumberjacks: 4-6, averaging 68.7 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.8 points.

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