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Tejada leads Towson against Cornell after 27-point outing

Cornell Big Red (5-3) at Towson Tigers (5-3)

Towson, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson hosts Cornell after Tyler Tejada scored 27 points in Towson’s 87-73 loss to the UCSD Tritons.

The Tigers are 2-0 in home games. Towson leads the CAA at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 64.5 points while holding opponents to 42.0% shooting.

The Big Red are 2-3 in road games. Cornell ranks third in the Ivy League with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Kasper Sepp averaging 4.9.

Towson is shooting 42.6% from the field this season, 3.0 percentage points lower than the 45.6% Cornell allows to opponents. Cornell averages 15.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 7.2 more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Towson allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tejada is scoring 18.6 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 15.9 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 42.1%.

Cooper Noard is shooting 52.5% and averaging 20.6 points for the Big Red. Adam Tsang Hinton is averaging 14.1 points.

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