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03/16 03:23 CDT Howard Bison and UMBC Retrievers meet in the First 4
Howard Bison and UMBC Retrievers meet in the First 4
By The Associated Press
UMBC Retrievers (24-8, 17-2 America East) vs. Howard Bison (23-10, 13-3 MEAC)
Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Retrievers -2.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: Howard and UMBC play in the NCAA Tournament First Four round.
The Bison are 13-3 against MEAC opponents and 10-7 in non-conference play.
Howard has a 1-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Retrievers are 17-2 in America East play. UMBC is second in the America
East with 32.7 rebounds per game led by Jose Roberto Tanchyn averaging 5.7.
Howard makes 45.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.5
percentage points higher than UMBC has allowed to its opponents (42.4%). UMBC
averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 more made shots on
average than the 5.7 per game Howard allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harris is averaging 17.1 points and 6.9 rebounds for the
Bison. Cedric Taylor III is averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.
DJ Armstrong is shooting 42.0% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per
game for the Retrievers, while averaging 13.2 points. Anthony Valentine is
shooting 51.6% and averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 9-1, averaging 84.2 points, 32.8 rebounds, 18.5 assists,
8.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.
Retrievers: 10-0, averaging 79.8 points, 35.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 5.6
steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% 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.
