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03/04 03:42 CST James, Delaware State Hornets square off against the
Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
James, Delaware State Hornets square off against the Maryland-Eastern Shore
Hawks
By The Associated Press
Delaware State Hornets (6-22, 1-12 MEAC) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (9-21,
5-8 MEAC)
Princess Anne, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ponce James and Delaware State take on Zion Obanla and
Maryland-Eastern Shore in MEAC play Thursday.
The Hawks have gone 6-3 at home. Maryland-Eastern Shore is 2-3 in games decided
by 3 points or fewer.
The Hornets are 1-12 in conference play. Delaware State is eighth in the MEAC
scoring 61.1 points per game and is shooting 39.4%.
Maryland-Eastern Shore's average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer
made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Delaware State allows. Delaware
State's 39.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.2 percentage
points lower than Maryland-Eastern Shore has allowed to its opponents (43.6%).
The teams square off for the second time this season in MEAC play. Delaware
State won the last matchup 65-57 on Jan. 31. Kareem Watson scored 14 points to
help lead the Hornets to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Obanla is scoring 10.7 points per game with 5.8 rebounds and
1.0 assist for the Hawks. Dorion Staples is averaging 11.2 points over the past
10 games.
James is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game
for the Hornets, while averaging 13.7 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals. Dean
Shepherd is averaging 8.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 2-8, averaging 64.1 points, 28.4 rebounds, 12.8 assists,
5.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.3 points per game.
Hornets: 1-9, averaging 62.2 points, 27.0 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 6.3 steals and
1.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 72.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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