Towson takes home win streak into matchup with Monmouth

Monmouth Hawks (6-8, 0-1 CAA) at Towson Tigers (8-7, 0-2 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts Monmouth aiming to extend its six-game home winning streak.

The Tigers are 5-0 in home games. Towson has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

The Hawks are 0-1 in CAA play. Monmouth is 3-4 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Towson averages 70.9 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the 72.4 Monmouth allows. Monmouth averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Towson gives up.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Tejada is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jason Rivera-Torres is shooting 40.4% and averaging 14.6 points for the Hawks. Justin Ray is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 72.1 points, 34.5 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.

Hawks: 5-5, averaging 72.9 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points.

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