Towson hosts Charleston (SC) following Duggan’s 22-point showing

Charleston (SC) Cougars (11-6, 4-0 CAA) at Towson Tigers (9-9, 1-4 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) visits Towson after Colby Duggan scored 22 points in Charleston (SC)’s 74-70 victory over the Hampton Pirates.

The Tigers are 5-2 in home games. Towson averages 70.3 points and has outscored opponents by 2.1 points per game.

The Cougars are 4-0 in conference games. Charleston (SC) averages 76.4 points and has outscored opponents by 2.2 points per game.

Towson’s average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game is 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 9.1 per game Charleston (SC) allows. Charleston (SC) has shot at a 44.3% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points greater than the 43.7% shooting opponents of Towson have averaged.

The Tigers and Cougars square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Tejada is scoring 16.7 points per game with 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 13.6 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 40.0% over the last 10 games.

Jlynn Counter is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Cougars. Martin Kalu is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 71.6 points, 35.1 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.

Cougars: 8-2, averaging 78.6 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points.

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