Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Worrell and Morgan State

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (8-16, 4-3 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (9-13, 5-2 MEAC)

Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State plays Maryland-Eastern Shore after Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 24 points in Morgan State's 89-80 victory over the Coppin State Eagles.

The Bears are 5-5 on their home court. Morgan State allows 78.9 points and has been outscored by 4.3 points per game.

The Hawks have gone 4-3 against MEAC opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 2-3 record in one-possession games.

Morgan State's average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Maryland-Eastern Shore gives up. Maryland-Eastern Shore's 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.7 percentage points lower than Morgan State has given up to its opponents (47.4%).

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

Joseph Locandro is averaging 10.3 points for the Hawks. Zion Obanla is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 7-3, averaging 80.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points per game.

Hawks: 4-6, averaging 64.1 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.

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