Shepard leads Towson against Stony Brook after 26-point game

Stony Brook Seawolves (15-11, 10-3 CAA) at Towson Tigers (14-12, 7-7 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson plays Stony Brook after Thalia Shepard scored 26 points in Towson's 88-78 loss to the Charleston (SC) Cougars.

The Tigers have gone 9-4 at home. Towson has a 6-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Seawolves have gone 10-3 against CAA opponents. Stony Brook is ninth in the CAA with 31.6 rebounds per game led by Caitlin Frost averaging 7.2.

Towson is shooting 37.9% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 39.1% Stony Brook allows to opponents. Stony Brook averages 58.3 points per game, 7.1 fewer points than the 65.4 Towson allows.

The teams square off for the second time this season in CAA play. Stony Brook won the last matchup 55-43 on Jan. 18. Nal'La Bennett scored 12 points to help lead the Seawolves to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: India Johnston is scoring 14.5 points per game and averaging 2.3 rebounds for the Tigers. Shepard is averaging 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Janay Brantley is averaging 12.9 points for the Seawolves. Diaka Berete is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 59.0 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points per game.

Seawolves: 8-2, averaging 57.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 9.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.0 points.

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