Delaware State faces Howard on 9-game skid

Delaware State Hornets (3-13, 0-1 MEAC) at Howard Bison (11-6, 1-0 MEAC)

Washington; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Delaware State comes into the matchup against Howard as losers of nine straight games.

The Bison have gone 4-0 in home games. Howard averages 64.5 points and has outscored opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Hornets are 0-1 against MEAC opponents. Delaware State averages 17.1 turnovers per game and is 3-7 when winning the turnover battle.

Howard scores 64.5 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than the 66.3 Delaware State gives up. Delaware State averages 3.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Howard gives up.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zennia Thomas is scoring 15.1 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Bison. Zoe Stewart is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Neveah Reaves averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring 5.3 points while shooting 31.9% from beyond the arc. Jemesha Frierson is averaging 9.8 points and 1.9 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 5-5, averaging 63.5 points, 28.0 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game.

Hornets: 1-9, averaging 51.1 points, 26.7 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 35.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points.

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