Morgan State visits Howard following Ojukwu’s 24-point outing
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Morgan State Bears (9-8, 2-0 MEAC) at Howard Bison (8-8, 1-0 MEAC)
Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State visits Howard after Naya Ojukwu scored 24 points in Morgan State’s 84-79 win against the North Carolina Central Eagles.
The Bison are 4-3 in home games. Howard ranks third in the MEAC in team defense, giving up 63.2 points while holding opponents to 38.1% shooting.
The Bears are 2-0 in MEAC play. Morgan State has a 4-6 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
Howard scores 62.1 points per game, 1.7 fewer points than the 63.8 Morgan State allows. Morgan State averages 4.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Howard allows.
The Bison and Bears meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Destiny Howell is scoring 16.0 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Bison.
Ja’la Bannerman is averaging 10.3 points for the Bears.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 4-6, averaging 63.9 points, 36.1 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 36.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.
Bears: 5-5, averaging 56.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 34.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.