Howard hosts Worrell and Morgan State

Morgan State Bears (6-13, 2-2 MEAC) at Howard Bison (12-8, 2-2 MEAC)

Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State takes on Howard after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 23 points in Morgan State's 128-53 win over the Virginia-Lynchburg Dragons.

The Bison are 6-2 in home games. Howard is the MEAC leader with 32.3 rebounds per game led by Bryce Harris averaging 6.8.

The Bears are 2-2 against MEAC opponents. Morgan State has a 1-9 record against teams over .500.

Howard averages 73.9 points per game, 5.1 fewer points than the 79.0 Morgan State gives up. Morgan State averages 73.5 points per game, 3.8 more than the 69.7 Howard gives up.

The Bison and Bears face off Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Cotton averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, scoring 7.4 points while shooting 32.7% from beyond the arc. Ose Okokie is shooting 53.8% and averaging 13.3 points over the past 10 games.

Worrell averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 15.7 points while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. Rob Lawson is shooting 41.1% and averaging 13.4 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 7-3, averaging 69.4 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points per game.

Bears: 5-5, averaging 75.0 points, 29.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points.

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