Maine visits UMBC following Johnson's 33-point performance

Maine Black Bears (11-8, 3-1 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (9-9, 1-2 America East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Retrievers -1.5; over/under is 151

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC takes on Maine after Bryce Johnson scored 33 points in UMBC's 79-76 loss to the New Hampshire Wildcats.

The Retrievers have gone 6-4 at home. UMBC is the leader in the America East with 13.0 fast break points.

The Black Bears are 3-1 in America East play. Maine ranks fifth in the America East shooting 34.4% from 3-point range.

UMBC makes 48.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.8 percentage points higher than Maine has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). Maine averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than UMBC allows.

The Retrievers and Black Bears square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Banks is shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Retrievers, while averaging 14.1 points.

AJ Lopez is scoring 14.7 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Black Bears.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 83.7 points, 32.4 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points per game.

Black Bears: 6-4, averaging 72.9 points, 26.6 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.

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