Old Dominion plays Navy in NIT matchup

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Navy Midshipmen (19-11, 11-8 Patriot) at Old Dominion Monarchs (17-15, 9-10 Sun Belt)

Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion takes on Navy in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Monarchs have gone 9-10 against Sun Belt opponents, with an 8-5 record in non-conference play. Old Dominion has a 2-5 record in one-possession games.

The Midshipmen are 11-8 in Patriot play. Navy averages 66.8 points while outscoring opponents by 5.8 points per game.

Old Dominion is shooting 37.4% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 39.1% Navy allows to opponents. Navy averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 4.5 per game Old Dominion allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: En'Dya Buford is averaging 12.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals for the Monarchs. Simaru Fields is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.

Zanai Barnett-Gay is averaging 18.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.3 steals for the Midshipmen. Julianna Almeida is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Monarchs: 3-7, averaging 70.2 points, 36.3 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.

Midshipmen: 5-5, averaging 66.3 points, 34.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.

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