Rivera-Torres and the Monmouth Hawks visit conference foe Towson

Monmouth Hawks (6-8, 0-1 CAA) at Towson Tigers (8-7, 0-2 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: CAA foes Towson and Monmouth face off on Saturday.

The Tigers have gone 5-0 at home. Towson is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Hawks are 0-1 in CAA play. Monmouth ranks eighth in the CAA with 9.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Jason Rivera-Torres averaging 2.8.

Towson’s average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Monmouth gives up. Monmouth averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Towson allows.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 15.1 points and 3.5 assists. Tyler Tejada is averaging 17.2 points and 5.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Rivera-Torres is scoring 14.6 points per game with 8.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Hawks. Justin Ray is averaging 11.8 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 43.4% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 72.1 points, 34.5 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.

Hawks: 5-5, averaging 72.9 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points.

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