Spencer, Loyola host Mt. St. Mary's

Mount St. Mary's (3-5) vs. Loyola (Md.) (4-4)

Reitz Arena, Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two junior guards will be on display as Jalen Benjamin and Mount St. Mary's will take on Cam Spencer and Loyola (Md.). Benjamin has scored 21 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 16 over his last five games. Spencer is averaging 16.2 points over the last five games.

SUPER SENIORS: Mount St. Mary's has relied heavily on its seniors. Malik Jefferson, Mezie Offurum, Nana Opoku and Deandre Thomas have combined to account for 52 percent of the team's scoring this year and 63 percent of all Mountaineers points over the team's last five games.

OFFENSIVE THREAT: Benjamin has either made or assisted on 43 percent of all Mount St. Mary's field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has 15 field goals and 10 assists in those games.

WINLESS WHEN: Mount St. Mary's is 0-5 when scoring fewer than 60 points and 3-0 when scoring at least 60.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Greyhounds have recently created baskets via assists more often than the Mountaineers. Loyola (Md.) has 64 assists on 84 field goals (76.2 percent) over its past three matchups while Mount St. Mary's has assists on 28 of 58 field goals (48.3 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Loyola (Md.) has committed a turnover on just 17.9 percent of its possessions this season, which is the second-best rate among all Patriot League teams. The Greyhounds have turned the ball over only 12.9 times per game this season.

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