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The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team travels completes a two-game road swing, when it travels to Teaneck, N.J. on Thursday for a game at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both squads are 1-1 in the league standings, with the Pioneers posting an 8-7 overall mark entering the game and the Knights at 3-10. The game will air on NEC Front Row, with Sitesh Shah and Tom Green calling the action.

Quick Hitters

• Tyler Thomas shot 71.4 percent from the field in his first two NEC games, averaging 15.5 points a game, and earned his second NEC Rookie of the Week award
• Jare'l Spellman's moved into a tie for third all-time at SHU, with Theodore Gadsden, with 132 career blocks
• The Pioneers are 8-0 when reaching 73 points in a game this season
• E.J Anosike is the only NEC player averaging a double-double, at 15.3 points and a league-leading 11.0 rebounds a game
• The Pioneers are shooting a league-best 78.5 percent from the free throw line, with four players ranked in the top-10 individually

The Pioneers and Knights are meeting for the 35^th time in the series, dating back to January 15, 2000. The Pioneers hold a 20-14 mark in the series, including five of the last seven games. The teams have split the season series the past two seasons, with each team winning at home those two seasons.

Board Talk

• The Pioneers are averaging an NEC leading 41.47 rebounds per game, good for 22nd in the nation through 1/6/20
• SHU has had 40 or more rebounds nine times this season
• SHU also leads the league in total rebounds (622) which is good for 22nd in the nation, offensive rebounds (12.53/game) and defensive rebounds (28.93)
• SHU enters play with a +4.8 rebound margin, tops in the league
• E.J. Anosike is 10th in the nation at 11.0 boards per game, first in the league, while Jare'l Spellman is seventh in the conference at 7.8 boards per contest
• Anosike also leads the league in offensive rebounds per game and total rebounds
• The Pioneers recorded a season-high 53 rebounds at Binghamton, and also reached 50 against Pine Manor

Keep An Eye

• Koreem Ozier's next point will be 550 for his career and he has played in 38 games
• E.J. Anosike's needs 17 made field goals to reach 300
• Kinnon LaRose's fourth point will be his 700th as a Pioneer
• Kinnon LaRose's fourth three pointer will be the 125th for his career
• Jare'l Spellman's 11th point will be 400 for his time as a Pioneer
• Kinnon LaRose's fourth rebound will be the 350th of his career
• Aaron Clarke's second three-pointer made will give him 50 for his career