Harvard hosts Navy after Barnett-Gay's 29-point game

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Navy Midshipmen (22-8, 16-3 Patriot) at Harvard Crimson (18-11, 11-5 Ivy League)

Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Navy visits Harvard after Zanai Barnett-Gay scored 29 points in Navy's 81-76 loss to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

Harvard is third in the Ivy League scoring 65.3 points while shooting 39.9% from the field.

Navy is 2-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Harvard's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 5.4 per game Navy allows. Navy averages 12.9 more points per game (70.2) than Harvard gives up to opponents (57.3).

TOP PERFORMERS: Karlee White averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson, scoring 15.4 points while shooting 44.6% from beyond the arc. Abigail Wright is shooting 48.0% and averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.

Barnett-Gay is shooting 42.5% and averaging 16.8 points for the Midshipmen. Zoe Mesuch is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson: 7-3, averaging 63.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.0 points per game.

Midshipmen: 8-2, averaging 69.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.1 points.

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