Drexel hosts Rivera-Torres and Monmouth

Monmouth Hawks (12-12, 6-5 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (13-12, 7-5 CAA)

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth visits Drexel after Jason Rivera-Torres scored 25 points in Monmouth's 76-75 win against the Stony Brook Seawolves.

The Dragons have gone 10-3 at home. Drexel scores 68.4 points while outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game.

The Hawks have gone 6-5 against CAA opponents. Monmouth has a 3-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Drexel is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 42.8% Monmouth allows to opponents. Monmouth averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Drexel allows.

The Dragons and Hawks face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

Rivera-Torres is averaging 16 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals for the Hawks. Justin Ray is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dragons: 7-3, averaging 66.2 points, 30.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.2 points per game.

Hawks: 6-4, averaging 70.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.

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