Karaban leads No. 2 UConn against Maryland-Eastern Shore after 21-point showing
Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (1-8) at UConn Huskies (4-3)
Hartford, Connecticut; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 UConn hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore after Alex Karaban scored 21 points in UConn’s 85-67 loss to the Dayton Flyers.
The Huskies are 4-0 in home games. UConn is 1-3 against opponents over .500.
The Hawks have gone 0-8 away from home. Maryland-Eastern Shore ranks fourth in the MEAC with 31.1 rebounds per game led by Jalen Ware averaging 6.1.
UConn makes 50.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than Maryland-Eastern Shore has allowed to its opponents (46.5%). Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 66.2 points per game, 0.3 more than the 65.9 UConn gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karaban averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 15.9 points while shooting 46.8% from beyond the arc.
Kyrell Shaw averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, scoring 7.9 points while shooting 34.0% from beyond the arc.
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