UNC Wilmington faces Towson following Ross' 20-point outing

Towson Tigers (5-8) at UNC Wilmington Seahawks (10-3)

Wilmington, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington faces Towson after Noah Ross scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington's 99-47 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers.

The Seahawks are 8-1 in home games. UNC Wilmington ranks second in the CAA with 26.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Sean Moore averaging 4.7.

The Tigers are 2-3 on the road. Towson is 2-4 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 10.0 turnovers per game.

UNC Wilmington averages 83.5 points, 17.5 more per game than the 66.0 Towson allows. Towson averages 65.0 points per game, 6.8 fewer points than the 71.8 UNC Wilmington gives up to opponents.

The Seahawks and Tigers face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Newby is shooting 43.4% and averaging 16.2 points for the Seahawks.

Mekhi Lowery is averaging 6.7 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Tigers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Seahawks: 7-3, averaging 76.1 points, 37.1 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.4 points per game.

Tigers: 4-6, averaging 63.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 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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