Hofstra hosts Towson following Edmead's 23-point game

Towson Tigers (13-11, 5-6 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (15-9, 6-5 CAA)

Hempstead, New York; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra hosts Towson after Preston Edmead scored 23 points in Hofstra's 80-63 victory against the Northeastern Huskies.

The Pride are 6-2 on their home court. Hofstra is third in the CAA in rebounding averaging 34.7 rebounds. Victory Onuetu paces the Pride with 8.0 boards.

The Tigers are 5-6 in conference play. Towson leads the CAA with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Caleb Embeya averaging 3.2.

Hofstra scores 76.8 points, 9.8 more per game than the 67.0 Towson gives up. Towson has shot at a 42.6% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 40.1% shooting opponents of Hofstra have averaged.

The Pride and Tigers square off Saturday for the first time in CAA play this season.

Dylan Williamson is shooting 33.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 14.5 points and 3.5 assists. Tyler Tejada is averaging 13.7 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pride: 5-5, averaging 74.8 points, 34.9 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 4.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 68.4 points, 34.2 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points.

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