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Tejada leads Towson against UCF after 26-point game

Towson Tigers (6-3) at UCF Knights (7-1)

Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson visits UCF after Tyler Tejada scored 26 points in Towson’s 93-80 win over the Cornell Big Red.

The Knights are 5-1 in home games. UCF is third in the Big 12 with 18.8 assists per game led by Themus Fulks averaging 7.4.

The Tigers are 0-2 in road games. Towson is fifth in the CAA with 35.3 rebounds per game led by Tejada averaging 6.3.

UCF makes 49.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.1 percentage points higher than Towson has allowed to its opponents (43.3%). Towson averages 71.3 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 76.9 UCF gives up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Kugel is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Knights. Carmelo Pacheco is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers.

Tejada is averaging 19.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 15.8 points.

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