Benjamin, Mt. St. Mary’s host American

American (3-7) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (3-7)

Knott Arena, Emmitsburg, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Stacy Beckton Jr. and American will battle Jalen Benjamin and Mount St. Mary’s. The senior Beckton is averaging 11.6 points over the last five games. Benjamin, a junior, has scored 20 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 13.8 over his last five games.

SUPER SENIORS: Mount St. Mary’s has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Nana Opoku, Mezie Offurum, Malik Jefferson and Deandre Thomas have combined to account for 53 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 56 percent of all Mountaineers points over the last five games.SOLID STACY: Beckton has connected on 37.5 percent of the 40 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 7 of 17 over the last five games. He’s also made 73.1 percent of his foul shots this season.

WINLESS WHEN: The Eagles are 0-5 when they score 67 points or fewer and 3-2 when they exceed 67 points. The Mountaineers are 0-5 when allowing 73 or more points and 3-2 when holding opponents below 73.

COLD SPELL: American has lost its last six road games, scoring 59.7 points, while allowing 86.2 per game.

DID YOU KNOW: Mount St. Mary’s has attempted the second-most free throws among all NEC teams. The Mountaineers have averaged 17.9 foul shots per game this season.

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