Florida hosts Merrimack after Derkack’s 33-point game

Merrimack Warriors (4-5) at Florida Gators (4-3)

Gainesville, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack visits the Florida Gators after Jordan Derkack scored 33 points in Merrimack’s 74-68 victory over the UMass-Lowell River Hawks.

The Gators are 3-0 on their home court. Florida has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Warriors are 1-4 on the road. Merrimack is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Florida’s average of 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Merrimack gives up. Merrimack has shot at a 44.4% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points above the 43.3% shooting opponents of Florida have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walter Clayton Jr. is shooting 43.5% and averaging 15.6 points for the Gators. Riley Kugel is averaging 15.1 points for Florida.

Devon Savage averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Warriors, scoring 11.2 points while shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc. Derkack is averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals for Merrimack.

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

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