Towson visits N.C. A&T for conference showdown

Towson Tigers (11-8, 4-3 CAA) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-11, 2-5 CAA)

Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T plays Towson in a matchup of CAA teams.

The Aggies are 5-4 on their home court. N.C. A&T is sixth in the CAA with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Chaniya Clark averaging 2.2.

The Tigers are 4-3 against CAA opponents. Towson has a 2-7 record against opponents over .500.

N.C. A&T averages 63.0 points per game, 3.4 fewer points than the 66.4 Towson allows. Towson averages 66.1 points per game, 2.9 more than the 63.2 N.C. A&T allows.

The Aggies and Tigers match up Friday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Crystal Hardy is shooting 29.4% from beyond the arc with 0.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 4.4 points. D’Mya Tucker is shooting 42.3% and averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.

India Johnston is scoring 14.3 points per game and averaging 2.1 rebounds for the Tigers. Thalia Shepard is averaging 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 4-6, averaging 66.3 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.0 points per game.

Tigers: 7-3, averaging 60.7 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 35.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.6 points.

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