The Manhattan Jaspers (5-17, 2-11 MAAC) visit New Rochelle, New York and Hynes Athletic Center on Friday to play the Iona Gaels (12-11, 7-5 MAAC) in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game. Manhattan was defeated by Siena 68-63 last Saturday. The Jaspers have lost four straight and 14 out of the last 15. Needless to say, Manhattan is last in the MAAC. Iona was defeated by Canisius 73-69 last Saturday, which snapped a four-game winning streak for the Gaels. Iona is fifth in the MAAC, 3 ½ games behind first place Quinnipiac. Manhattan will play without Brett Rumpel. Iona will play without Idan Tretout.
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Manhattan is scoring an average of only 67.2 points per game which is 326th. The Jaspers are shooting only 41.0% (335th) overall and 30.9% (316th) from three point land. Manhattan is making 72.6% of its free throws which is 138th. Shaquil Bender is scoring an average of 13.7 points per game to lead Manhattan and Daniel Rouzan is second with an average of 12.3 points per game. Manhattan has one other player averaging double figures in scoring. Jaden Winston is the leader in assists with an average of 4.7 dishes per contest.
Manhattan's defense is giving up far too much, allowing an average of 76.9 points per game which is 311th. Manhattan is allowing opponents to shoot 45.8% (314th) overall and 34.7% (270th) from three-point land. Manhattan is averaging 34.1 rebounds per game led by Seydou Traore with an average of 8.4 boards per contest. Traore is the rim protector with an average of 1.3 blocked shots per game and Winston is the leader in steals with an average of 2.3 per contest.