Delaware State faces conference rival Norfolk State

Norfolk State Spartans (6-11, 0-1 MEAC) at Delaware State Hornets (5-11, 0-1 MEAC)

Dover, Delaware; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Delaware State takes on Norfolk State in a matchup of MEAC teams.

The Hornets have gone 4-2 in home games. Delaware State allows 70.2 points and has been outscored by 9.8 points per game.

The Spartans have gone 0-1 against MEAC opponents. Norfolk State ranks third in the MEAC shooting 32.8% from 3-point range.

Delaware State's average of 5.1 made 3-pointers per game is 2.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Norfolk State allows. Norfolk State has shot at a 45.1% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points less than the 46.3% shooting opponents of Delaware State have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ponce James is scoring 13.5 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Hornets. Ademar Santos is averaging 9.9 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 35.8% over the past 10 games.

Anthony McComb III is shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, while averaging 16 points. Elijah Jamison is averaging 15.8 points and 3.1 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 3-7, averaging 59.6 points, 28.5 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 10.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.

Spartans: 3-7, averaging 74.4 points, 31.6 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points.

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