Harper leads Howard against Maryland-Eastern Shore after 34-point showing

Howard Bison (6-9, 1-0 MEAC) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-13, 0-1 MEAC)

Princess Anne, Maryland; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Howard visits Maryland-Eastern Shore after Blake Harper scored 34 points in Howard's 100-94 victory over the Delaware State Hornets.

The Hawks have gone 4-1 at home. Maryland-Eastern Shore ranks fifth in the MEAC with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Chris Flippin averaging 2.4.

The Bison have gone 1-0 against MEAC opponents. Howard is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Maryland-Eastern Shore is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points lower than the 46.3% Howard allows to opponents. Howard averages 77.5 points per game, 3.1 fewer than the 80.6 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketron Shaw is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Hawks.

Harper is averaging 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Bison.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 2-8, averaging 61.3 points, 30.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.

Bison: 3-7, averaging 79.0 points, 29.7 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.8 points.

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