New Haven plays Boston College on 3-game win streak

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New Haven Chargers (5-4) at Boston College Eagles (4-5)

Boston; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Haven will attempt to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Chargers take on Boston College.

The Eagles are 3-2 in home games. Boston College has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.

The Chargers are 1-2 in road games. New Haven ranks seventh in the NEC with 22.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Andre Pasha averaging 4.6.

Boston College is shooting 40.3% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 42.9% New Haven allows to opponents. New Haven has shot at a 46.1% rate from the field this season, 6.2 percentage points above the 39.9% shooting opponents of Boston College have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fred Payne is shooting 32.7% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 12.2 points. Donald Hand Jr. is shooting 32.3% and averaging 15.0 points.

Najimi George is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Chargers, while averaging 10.9 points. Jabri Fitzpatrick is averaging 12 points and two steals.

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