Johnston leads Towson against Charleston (SC)

Charleston (SC) Cougars (20-4, 12-1 CAA) at Towson Tigers (14-11, 7-6 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts Charleston (SC) after India Johnston scored 31 points in Towson's 75-70 loss to the William & Mary Tribe.

The Tigers are 9-3 in home games. Towson ranks fifth in the CAA with 12.7 assists per game led by Tilda Sjokvist averaging 3.1.

The Cougars are 12-1 in CAA play. Charleston (SC) has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.

Towson is shooting 37.9% from the field this season, the same percentage Charleston (SC) allows to opponents. Charleston (SC) averages 11.5 more points per game (76.0) than Towson gives up (64.5).

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnston is shooting 30.5% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 14.5 points. Thalia Shepard is shooting 33.3% and averaging 7.0 points over the past 10 games.

Grace Ezebilo is averaging 6.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Cougars. Sophie Tougas is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 56.5 points, 35.3 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 33.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.5 points per game.

Cougars: 9-1, averaging 73.6 points, 32.1 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 11.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.7 points.

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