Towson hosts Hofstra following Aranguren's 20-point outing

Hofstra Pride (10-7, 2-2 CAA) at Towson Tigers (8-9, 3-1 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra visits Towson after Jean Aranguren scored 20 points in Hofstra's 66-63 win against the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

The Tigers are 4-1 on their home court. Towson is 4-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 9.4 turnovers per game.

The Pride are 2-2 in CAA play. Hofstra averages 67.4 points while outscoring opponents by 3.0 points per game.

Towson makes 40.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than Hofstra has allowed to its opponents (37.2%). Hofstra averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Towson gives up.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is averaging 12.8 points for the Tigers.

Michael Graham is averaging 7.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Pride.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 68.5 points, 34.4 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points per game.

Pride: 5-5, averaging 67.0 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.6 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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