Navy puts home win streak on the line against American

American Eagles (13-11, 6-5 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (18-6, 10-1 Patriot League)

Annapolis, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy will try to keep its nine-game home win streak alive when the Midshipmen take on American.

The Midshipmen are 11-1 in home games. Navy is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Eagles are 6-5 against Patriot League opponents. American is fourth in the Patriot League scoring 74.8 points per game and is shooting 45.0%.

Navy averages 73.4 points per game, 2.2 more points than the 71.2 American gives up. American has shot at a 45.0% clip from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points greater than the 40.3% shooting opponents of Navy have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

Madden Collins is scoring 13.0 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Eagles. Greg Jones is averaging 12.8 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 45.2% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 72.9 points, 33.6 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points per game.

Eagles: 5-5, averaging 68.0 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points.

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