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The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule, and 2019, as it hosts Lafayette, Sunday at 2:00 pm. Both teams enter the contest with seven wins on the year, the Pioneers having won the last time out and the Leopards falling at Rutgers. Sunday's game will air on NECFrontRow with Randy Brochu and Joe DeSantis. Anthony Latina Basketball Campers receive $1 tickets for them and their siblings and receive a $5 voucher valid at the 2020 camp canteen.

Quick Hitters

• E.J. Anosike was named the NEC Player of the Week on Monday and Tyler Thomas earned Rookie of the Week honors
• The Pioneers are 2-0 at home in 2019-20
• SHU is 7-0 when scoring over 73 points
• Koreem Ozier scored 16 at Holy Cross on Sunday and finished the game with 500 career points 
• Anthony Latina coached his 200th career game as a head coach at Holy Cross
• The Pioneers are third in the nation in free throw shooting (through 12/22), hitting at a clip of 80.7 percent
• E.J. Anosike is averaging a double-double on the year, at 16.6 points and 10.9 rebounds a game, with five double-doubles
• Cameron Parker is second in the nation at 8.8 assists per game, while his 106 helpers is most in the country, through 12/22
• Jare'l Spellman moved up to 21st in the nation in blocks, averaging 2.6 per game through 12/22
• The Pioneers are +0.6 in turnover margin in its seven games won, averaging 13.7 turnovers a game - 3.3 fewer turnovers per game than in its five losses (17)

The Series

The Pioneers and Lafayette are meeting for the 12th time with the Leopards leading the alltime series, 6-5. The Pioneers won 64-62 in Easton last season, the third straight win for SHU in the series. The Leopards lat won a game on December 12, 2015, at the Pitt Center, 90-86. The two teams met for the first time on November 15, 2019, an 81-70 Lafayette win.

Board Talk

• The Pioneers moved up to 13th in the NCAA rebounding rankings, through 12/22, pulling in 42 boards a game
• SHU leads in the NEC in total rebounds, 504, as well as rebounds per game rebound margin (+4.6) and offensive rebounds per game (12.75)
• E.J. Anosike ranks 13th, (through 12/22) in the country with his 10.9 rebounds per game, while his 131 total boards is good for 12th - both numbers are tops in the NEC
• Three Pioneers rank in the top-11 in the NEC in rebounding: Anosike 10.9, Jare'l Spellman, 8.2, and Kinnon LaRose, 6.8

Keep An Eye

• E.J. Anosike enters today's game with 781 points
• Cameron Parker needs six field goals to reach 100 for his career
• Jare'l Spellman's fifth blocked shot ties him with Theodore Gadsden for third in the career blocked shot list at SHU (132)
• Kinnon LaRose's next block will be his 25th as a Pioneer
• Aaron Clarke's third three-pointer made will give him 50 for his career