New Hampshire faces UMBC on 4-game slide

New Hampshire Wildcats (4-11, 0-2 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (8-6, 1-0 America East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Hampshire is looking to break its four-game slide with a win against UMBC.

The Retrievers have gone 5-2 in home games. UMBC leads the America East with 25.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Anthony Valentine averaging 4.6.

The Wildcats are 0-2 in America East play. New Hampshire ranks second in the America East with 33.0 rebounds per game led by Belal El Shakery averaging 7.3.

UMBC scores 74.7 points per game, 0.6 more points than the 74.1 New Hampshire gives up. New Hampshire averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game UMBC gives up.

The Retrievers and Wildcats match up Saturday for the first time in America East play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jah’likai King is shooting 41.8% and averaging 14.9 points for the Retrievers. DJ Armstrong is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games.

Kijan Robinson is scoring 12.3 points per game and averaging 1.8 rebounds for the Wildcats. Jack Graham is averaging 11.9 points and 2.7 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 74.9 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game.

Wildcats: 2-8, averaging 66.7 points, 31.1 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.7 points.

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