Yahoo Sports Monmouth faces Towson for conference matchup
Monmouth Hawks (6-7, 1-1 CAA) at Towson Tigers (3-10, 1-1 CAA)
Towson, Maryland; Friday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: CAA foes Towson and Monmouth square off on Friday.
The Tigers are 1-3 on their home court. Towson is 1-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 18.8 turnovers per game.
The Hawks are 1-1 in CAA play. Monmouth ranks eighth in the CAA giving up 65.7 points while holding opponents to 39.6% shooting.
Towson averages 58.9 points per game, 6.8 fewer points than the 65.7 Monmouth gives up. Monmouth averages 60.9 points per game, 9.9 fewer points than the 70.8 Towson allows to opponents.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: India Johnston is scoring 11.4 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Tigers.
Jaye Haynes averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, scoring 6.5 points while shooting 27.1% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, averaging 60.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game.
Hawks: 6-4, averaging 60.4 points, 37.1 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 5.5 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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