Williams leads Georgetown against UMBC after 23-point game

UMBC Retrievers (5-2) at Georgetown Hoyas (5-2)

Washington; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown faces UMBC after Caleb Williams scored 23 points in Georgetown's 78-65 loss to the Miami Hurricanes.

The Hoyas have gone 4-0 in home games. Georgetown is eighth in the Big East with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by KJ Lewis averaging 4.9.

The Retrievers are 1-2 on the road. UMBC ranks second in the America East shooting 34.8% from 3-point range.

Georgetown averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 5.1 per game UMBC gives up. UMBC has shot at a 46.0% clip from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points above the 41.2% shooting opponents of Georgetown have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Malik Mack is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Hoyas. Williams is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers.

DJ Armstrong averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Retrievers, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 48.8% from beyond the arc. Jah'likai King is averaging 12.9 points and six rebounds.

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