Sacred Heart plays in MAAC Tournament against the Fairfield

Fairfield Stags (12-19, 8-12 MAAC) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (14-17, 10-10 MAAC) Atlantic City, New Jersey; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.

EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pioneers -3.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart and Fairfield square off in the MAAC Tournament.



The Pioneers' record in MAAC games is 10-10, and their record is 4-7 in non-conference play. Sacred Heart is the leader in the MAAC with 12.5 fast break points.

The Stags are 8-12 in MAAC play. Fairfield has a 2-14 record in games decided by 10 points or more. Sacred Heart averages 9.

7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 7.3 per game Fairfield allows.

Fairfield's 41.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.6 percentage points lower than Sacred Heart has given up to its opponents (44.

6%). The teams meet for the third time this season. The Pioneers won 83-62 in the last matchup on March 2.

Bryce Johnson led the Pioneers with 18 points, and Prophet Johnson led the Stags with 24 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Tanner Thomas is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 6.

3 rebounds for the Pioneers. Amiri Stewart is averaging 12.7 points and 5.

3 rebounds over the last 10 games. Prophet Johnson is averaging 13.5 points, 7.

7 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Stags. Braden Sparks is averaging 1.

4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 5-5, averaging 78.0 points, 32.

3 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.

4 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.

7 points per game. Stags: 4-6, averaging 66.0 points, 28.

6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.

7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.

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